Hamstring definition
Frequency:
To destroy or hinder the efficiency of; frustrate.
verb
To disable by cutting a hamstring.
verb
To lessen considerably or destroy the power or effectiveness of.
verb
Any of the tendons at the rear hollow of the human knee.
noun
The large tendon in the back of the hock of a quadruped.
noun
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A powerful group of muscles at the back of the thigh that arise in the hip and pelvis and insert as strong tendons behind the knee. The hamstring bends the knee and helps to straighten the hip.
Any of the tendons at the rear hollow of the human knee.
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The hamstring muscle.
noun
The large tendon in the back of the hock of a quadruped.
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To cut the hamstring of (an animal or a person) and thereby cripple.
verb
One of the tendons at the back of the human knee.
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The large tendon at the back of the hock in a four-legged animal.
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Any of three large muscles that form the back of the thigh and work together to flex the leg, extend the thigh, etc.
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The hamstring muscle.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
hamstring
Plural:
hamstrings