HAMSTRING


Meaning of HAMSTRING in English

I. ˈham-ˌstriŋ noun

Date: 1565

1.

a. : either of two groups of tendons at the back of the human knee

b. : any of three muscles at the back of the thigh that function to flex and rotate the leg and extend the thigh

2. : a large tendon above and behind the hock of a quadruped

II. transitive verb

( ham·strung -ˌstrəŋ ; ham·string·ing -ˌstriŋ-iŋ)

Date: 1641

1. : to make ineffective or powerless : cripple

hamstrung by guilt

2. : to cripple by cutting the leg tendons

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.