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Hamstring : (noun)
1: one of the tendons at the back of the knee [syn: hamstring
tendon]
(verb)
1: make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung
by the overly rigid schedules"
2: cripple by cutting the hamstring
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Hamstring : \Ham"string`\, n. (Anat.)
One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or
space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the
back of the thigh.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Hamstring : \Ham"string`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hamstrung; p. pr.
& vb. n. Hamstringing. See String.]
To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee;
to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by
seeking to effeminate us all at home. --Milton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Hamstring : Hamstring: The prominent tendons at the back of the popliteal space). Both hamstrings connect to muscles that flex the knee. A pulled hamstring is a common athletic injury.
The "ham" of "hamstring" comes from an Old Teutonic word "ham" meaning crooked. This is in reference to the crooked part of the leg , that is the knee. To "hamstring" someone is to cripple them.
See Hamstring Injuries and the Hamstring Stretch to prevent hamstring injuries.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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