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   hamstring

   /ˈhamstrɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. any of five tendons at the back of a person's knee: "he pulled a hamstring"
   • ▪ the great tendon at the back of a quadruped's hock.

   verb

   • 1. cripple (a person or animal) by cutting their hamstrings. Similar cripplelamehockdisablehandicapinjure
   • ▪ severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of: "we were hamstrung by a total lack of knowledge" Similar handicapconstrainrestrictcrippleshacklefetterencumberblockfrustratecrampbridlehamperhinderobstructimpedeinhibitretardbalkthwartfoilcurbdelayset backslow downhold backhold uprestraincheckcurtailinformal:stymieborkliterary:trammelrare:cumberOpposite help

   Word Origin 16th century: from ham1 + string.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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