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Hamstring definition

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hamstringing hamstrings hamstrung
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To destroy or hinder the efficiency of; frustrate.
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To disable by cutting a hamstring.
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To lessen considerably or destroy the power or effectiveness of.
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Any of the tendons at the rear hollow of the human knee.
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The large tendon in the back of the hock of a quadruped.
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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.
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(anatomy) 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.
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(informal) The biceps femoris muscle.
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To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
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Any of the tendons at the rear hollow of the human knee.
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The hamstring muscle.
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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.
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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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Noun

Singular:
hamstring
Plural:
hamstrings

Hamstring Sentence Examples

  • Hence a favourable posture of the limb for eliciting the jerk is one ensuring relaxation of the hamstring muscles, as when the leg has been crossed upon the other.

  • Adding extra hamstring exercises can correct this muscular imbalance.

  • Gluteal muscles are also strengthened by half squats and hamstring curls.

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