English to English noun
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one of the tendons at the back of the knee | | source: wordnet30
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One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh. | | source: webster1913 verb
3 |
make ineffective or powerless | | Example: The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules
source: wordnet30
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cripple by cutting the hamstring | | source: wordnet30
5 |
To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. | | source: webster1913
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