Definition of hamstring
1a : either of two groups of tendons at the back of the human kneeb : any of three muscles at the back of the thigh that function to flex and rotate the leg and extend the thigh
2 : a large tendon above and behind the hock of a quadruped
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Recent Examples of hamstring from the Web
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He was slowed in the preseason first by sickness and later by injuries to his shoulder and hamstring.
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This season he’s battled hamstring, calf and knee issues and never went on the disabled list.
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For people in their 30s through 50s, the Achilles tendons, calf muscles and hamstrings tend to be the tightest muscles.
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And then extend my leg straight up to the ceiling while holding the outer edge of my foot to stretch my hamstring.
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Gallo left the game after the fourth inning with tightness in his left hamstring ...
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Peterson's post shows Hathaway doing step-ups with a reverse lunge, a compound exercise on its own that targets your glutes, hamstrings, quads, and abs, using the slackline machine.
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Then from off the top rope came a hamstring injury that knocked Castro onto the DL, forcing yet another Baby Bomber (22-year-old rookie Tyler Wade) into action.
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Teenager Noah Lyles was one of the favorites in the 200, but didn't race in the semifinals because of a strained right hamstring.
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First Known Use of hamstring
1565
Examples of hamstring in a Sentence
The mayor tried to hamstring our efforts by cutting the budget.
The company claims it is being hamstrung by government regulations.
Recent Examples of hamstring from the Web
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A track fire in Harlem has hamstrung the Monday morning commute, causing major delays and service disruptions along the A, B, C, and D lines.
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The police response to these groups, officials said, is hamstrung by a necessary statewide order banning officers from chasing the riders — doing so would further endanger the riders as well as the officers chasing them.
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Adding to their burden, the lawyers have been hamstrung by a deliberate decision inside the White House to avoid an internal investigation.
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Albania hopes to start soon, Macedonia is hamstrung by its dispute with Greece about its name, Bosnia is mired in inter-ethnic squabbling, and Kosovo is not even recognised by five EU members.
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That baggage hamstrings Pelosi from traveling to those venues to campaign for Democratic candidates.
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The blowback hamstrung the country’s participation in UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme, which designates the reserves.
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While Perriello’s economic message was in line with populist progressive policies, he was hamstrung by his record on reproductive rights and gun control.
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Yet that freedom can hamstring our ability to build a diverse organization.
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First Known Use of hamstring
1641
HAMSTRING Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of hamstring for English Language Learners
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: a tendon at the back of a person's knee
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: a muscle at the back of a person's upper leg
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Definition of hamstring for English Language Learners
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: to damage or ruin the force or effectiveness of (something or someone)
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of hamstring
1a: either of two groups of tendons bounding the upper part of the popliteal space at the back of the knee and forming the tendons of insertion of some muscles of the back of the thighb: hamstring muscle
2: a large tendon above and behind the hock of a quadruped corresponding to the human Achilles tendon
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