hamstring
🇺🇸
/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/
noun
R
A strong band in the back of the leg connecting the back thigh muscles to bones near the knee.
During the game, he injured his hamstring and couldn't continue playing.
R
A tendon at the back part of a horse’s leg.
A good horse rider knows how to prevent injuring the horse's hamstring.
verb
R
To stop someone or something from moving freely or making progress.
His efforts to reform the system were hamstrung by old regulations.
translation
A strong band in the back of the leg connecting the back thigh muscles to bones near the knee.; A tendon at the back part of a horse’s leg.
To stop someone or something from moving freely or making progress.
Word Forms
3rd Present
hamstrings
Past
hamstrung
Perfect
hamstrung
Progressive
hamstringing
Plural
hamstrings