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
More questionable is wide receiver DeVonta Smith, who pulled a hamstring on a long catch and didn’t return. — John Zenor, The Seattle Times, "QB Tagovailoa scare a reminder Alabama’s Plan B is good, too," 15 Oct. 2018 Now Diego Reyes, his best defensive midfielder who could also play in the back, couldn’t recover from a pulled hamstring and is out as well. — Mark Zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, "The tinkerer: Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio fiddles with a national institution," 16 June 2018 Karen has survived being hit by a truck while training on her bike, a bout with thyroid cancer and having a hamstring severed by a falling storm window. — Lori Riley, courant.com, "Wethersfield's Donna Smyers To Join Her Sister Karen In Triathlon Hall Of Fame," 4 June 2018 Paul missed 24 games this season with a variety of injuries, including a hamstring. — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, "Rockets' Chris Paul suffers apparent hamstring injury in Game 5," 24 May 2018 Michael Randolph of Winter Springs, the area leader in the boys 100 (10.87), also rested a tender hamstring. — Buddy Collings, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Joab Francois can’t resist urge to rally for 1,600 win | Seminole Athletic Conference track and field," 6 Apr. 2018 Gary Harris worked his way back from an ailing hip before being sidelined again with a tight hamstring. — Pat Graham, The Seattle Times, "Jokic, Nuggets remain on top in West halfway through season," 14 Jan. 2019 Manager Jeff Banister said that Martin felt a twinge in a hamstring while pouring onto the field and was unavailable to pitch in the 3-2 loss in 11 innings. — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, "Collision didn't leave Chirinos miffed at Kemp. So, what did?," 13 June 2018 Infielder Asdrubal Cabrera then exited the game vs. the Yankees due to a tight left hamstring. — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, "Mets release veteran Adrian Gonzalez as part of roster shake-up," 11 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
While prosecutors presented an overwhelming amount of evidence, they were hamstrung by a ruling that barred them from presenting expert testimony like DNA and ballistics evidence or the conclusions of the medical examiner's report. — Matthew Barakat, Fox News, "Jury hears closing arguments in trial for slain officer," 25 Sep. 2018 To be sure, State Street is still the third-largest ETF issuer, but it has been hamstrung by a product suite that’s vulnerable to market whims. — Asjylyn Loder, WSJ, "The $5 Trillion Question: How Did the Firm That Pioneered ETFs Lose Its Lead?," 27 July 2018 Advocacy groups have long called on the federal government to automate disability discharges, but policymakers said they were hamstrung by tax law. — Danielle Douglas-gabriel, Washington Post, "Trump administration streamlining student debt forgiveness for permanently disabled veterans," 16 Apr. 2018 Bond investors have been hamstrung recently by a paucity of U.S. economic-data releases, some of which haven’t been released because of the partial government shutdown. — Sam Goldfarb, WSJ, "U.S. Government Bonds Mixed," 14 Jan. 2019 Apple stopped paying patent fees to Qualcomm early last year, which has hamstrung its revenue, profits and stock price. — Mike Freeman, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Testimony begins in Qualcomm's bid to ban imports of some iPhones," 18 June 2018 But Amazon hamstrings this experience in several ways. — Chris Welch, The Verge, "Amazon Fire TV Recast review: the cord cutter’s DVR," 14 Nov. 2018 How clever of the climate to decimate only the lands hamstrung by these environmental laws. — Tom Mcclintock, WSJ, "Only Good Management Can Prevent Forest Fires," 17 Dec. 2018 Many participating nations felt the inability to assign responsibility hamstrung the organization, especially after fatal chemical attacks during the war in Syria. — Washington Post, "Watchdog gets authority to assign blame in chemical attacks," 27 June 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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