HAMSTRING


Meaning of HAMSTRING in English

I. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

injury

Irwin suffered a hamstring injury a week ago and only started training again on Monday.

Starting quarterback Scott Mitchell was ineffective before leaving in the second quarter with a hamstring injury .

Border regained the Aussie captaincy from opening batsman Mark Taylor after a fortnight's lay-off with a hamstring injury .

But they weren't aware of a dressing-room drama as John Muldoon failed to respond to treatment for a hamstring injury .

Jett caught only 13 passes and missed most of this exhibition season with a hamstring injury .

Danny Wallace is missing with a hamstring injury .

Karros has a hamstring injury that he said is serious and could keep him out for another week.

problem

Payton has copied Stuart Ripley's pre-match warm-up routine to help cure a hamstring problem .

Gough has missed Rangers' last five matches because of a hamstring problem .

He has been affected by hamstring problems twice since joining us.

Charles has struggled with knee trouble while Wilson has been plagued by Achilles tendon and hamstring problems .

pull

The hamstring pull which put Lydon out of the Test series was sustained in the closing minutes of a 50-4 win over Chorley.

Tim Alexander may return to quarterback Oregon State against Stanford after missing the past two games with a hamstring pull .

He missed most of training camp with a hamstring pull .

strain

Much depends on whether Neil Fairbrother is fit following a hamstring strain .

He faces a fitness test today on the hamstring strain that has kept him out for two matches.

Parker has not played in United's last five matches after picking up a hamstring strain on March 14.

Liverpool give John Barnes only an even-money chance of recovering from his hamstring strain .

trouble

And John Kelly, who had to go off with hamstring trouble , is also out of tonight's match.

He entered the action after 17 minutes when Ian Rush limped off with hamstring trouble .

Stewart is still battling to fully shake off hamstring trouble which has plagued him all season.

There is also a fear he has hamstring trouble .

Liverpool hope Barnes will recover from hamstring trouble but are again without a shoal of injured defenders.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Marlon Farlow, who is nursing a sore hamstring , gained 25 yards on four rushes.

Steve Nash is nursing various aches and pains, including a sore hamstring .

II. verb

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Excessive regulations tend to hamstring honest businesses.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

This might hamstring the government and its operation was sometimes confusing to foreign observers.

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