Main Entry:

²hamstring

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

hamstrung \-ˌstrəŋ\ ; hamstring·ing \-ˌstriŋ-iŋ\

Date:

1641

1 : to make ineffective or powerless : cripple <hamstrung by guilt> 2 : to cripple by cutting the leg tendons