noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The athlete felt a sharp pain in his hamstring after sprinting, suggesting a possible muscle strain. " anatomy body physiology medicine organ Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles. Examples : "The runner stretched her hamstrings carefully before the race to prevent injury. " anatomy physiology body medicine science biology organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough. Examples : "The farmer had to hamstring the unruly bull to prevent it from charging again. " anatomy physiology medicine body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. Examples : "The accident severely hamstringed his ability to play basketball. " action medicine body sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
