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hamstring

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2 syllables

9 characters

English (US)

2syllables

hamstring

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Definitions ofhamstring

1noun

One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
Synonyms: hams

1verb

To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough.
Synonyms: hock, hough, hox
To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
Synonyms: cripple, disable, incapacitate

Nearby Words

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hampshirite hampshirites hamrongite hams hamsa hamshackle hamster hamsters

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After

hamstringed hamstringing hamstrings hamstrung hamular hamulate hamule hamuli

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