Defenition of the word hamstring

• Defenition of the word hamstring

  • one of the tendons at the back of the knee
  • cripple by cutting the hamstring
  • make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"
  • make ineffective or powerless

Synonyms for the word hamstring

• • confine
  • constrain
  • cramp
  • restrict

Similar words in the hamstring

• • hamstring
  • hamstring's
  • hamstringing
  • hamstrings

Hypernyms for the word hamstring

• • bedevil
  • cripple
  • crucify
  • dun
  • frustrate
  • lame
  • rag
  • sinew
  • tantalize
  • tendon
  • torment

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