3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home. --Milton. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: hamstrung See {hamstring} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: hamstring n : one of the tendons at the back of the knee [syn: {hamstring tendon}] v 1: make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules" 2: cripple by cutting the hamstring [also: {hamstrung}]
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