Pronunciation: /ˈhamstrɪŋ/
noun
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any of five tendons at the back of a person’s knee: he pulled a hamstring
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the great tendon at the back of a quadruped’s hock.
verb (past and past participle hamstrung)
[with object]-
cripple (a person or animal) by cutting their hamstrings.
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severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of: we were hamstrung by a total lack of knowledge
