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- [ham-string]
- /ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ/
- /ˈhæm.strɪŋ/
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- [ham-string]
- /ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ/
Definitions of hamstring word
- noun hamstring (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee. 1
- noun hamstring (in quadrupeds) the great tendon at the back of the hock. 1
- verb with object hamstring to disable by cutting the hamstring or hamstrings; cripple. 1
- verb with object hamstring to render powerless or useless; thwart: Their efforts were hamstrung by stubborn pride. 1
- noun hamstring Any of five tendons at the back of a person’s knee. 1
- noun hamstring anatomy: leg tendon 1
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Origin of hamstring
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; ham1 + string
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hamstring
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hamstring popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hamstring usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hamstring
verb hamstring
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- immobilize — to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
- handicap — a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
- debilitate — If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker.
- cripple — A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.
noun hamstring
- tendon — Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- tissue — Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
Antonyms for hamstring
verb hamstring
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
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