hamstring
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hamstring
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hamstringing\ ˈham-ˌstriŋ-iŋ
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Synonyms: Verb
cripple, disable, immobilize, incapacitate, paralyze, prostrate
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The mayor tried to hamstring our efforts by cutting the budget. The company claims it is being hamstrung by government regulations.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Hinch kidded that Brantley's hamstring had become sore from getting on base so many times in the Astros' 5-4 loss in Friday's series opener. — Brent Zwerneman, Houston Chronicle, "Astros' Michael Brantley gets precautionary day off," 6 July 2019 She was also seen at training Monday with tape on her right hamstring. — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive.com, "Why Megan Rapinoe didn’t play in the USA’s 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup semifinal game," 2 July 2019 Gym workouts of one to two hours focused on hamstrings and core strength. — Jen Murphy, WSJ, "How Tennis Star Reilly Opelka Bounced Back From Injury," 30 June 2019 Zadina missed most of the on-ice activities during the five-day event at Little Caesars Arena, hampered by a sore hamstring suffered two weeks ago while working on gaining more explosiveness. — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Red Wings' Filip Zadina explains why he's more comfortable in NHL," 29 June 2019 First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. The big news of Tuesday’s game featured New York Mets starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard making a rehab start (hamstring) for the Cyclones. — Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com, "Aberdeen slips below .500 for first time this season," 27 June 2019 Cain has been hampered for roughly a month by both his thumb and also a sore hamstring. — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Lorenzo Cain gets injection in Los Angeles to try and treat troublesome right thumb," 25 June 2019 For his entire rookie season, Texans cornerback Jermaine Kelly was sidelined with a torn hamstring that required surgery to repair the damage. — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, "Texans' Jermaine Kelly making up for lost time," 23 June 2019 MINNEAPOLIS — Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers left Wednesday night’s game against the Twins in the top of the fifth inning because of what the team described as right hamstring tightness. — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, "Rafael Devers leaves Red Sox game because of hamstring tightness," 19 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Unfortunately, Your Phone is still hamstrung by the need to support specific phones, as well as the new Insider Build. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "New Windows 10 feature build improves notifications, eye tracking and Your Phone app," 3 July 2019 Both moves are good short-term investments that won't hamstring any long-term flexibility. — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, "NBA Free Agency Report Card: Grading the Nets, Knicks, 76ers and More from a Crazy Day 1," 1 July 2019 Libra could also be hamstrung by government regulation. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "What does Facebook’s Libra currency mean for Africa?," 20 June 2019 Stringent guest-worker limits in the U.S. have hamstrung businesses in industries from landscaping to fisheries. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Japan’s Immigration Harbinger," 5 Dec. 2018 Google says there are more than 50 Wear OS devices on the market today, but nearly all of them are hamstrung by the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "Google’s huge Wear OS revamp makes the OS work more like Android," 29 Aug. 2018 Sending staffers on the road for an 82-game season is no small investment, some basketball operations departments are territorial about their privacy, and even the best social media team can be hamstrung by a bad on-court product. — Ben Golliver, SI.com, "How Instagram Conquered the NBA," 2 Mar. 2018 Patches, as free and minor updates are called, became a valuable tool for smoothing out glitches that, in a previous era, would hamstring games for eternity. — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, "Google's 'Stadia' Is the Latest Attack in the War on Games You Can Actually Own," 19 Mar. 2019 Supporters of the lawsuit contend SB 54 makes the public less safe, hamstrings law enforcement and that, in general, people want law enforcement agencies cooperating. — Michael Smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Red California's revenge on sanctuary laws," 6 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hamstring.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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