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ham|string

ham|string «HAM _STRIHNG», noun, verb, -strung or -stringed, -string|ing.

–n.

1. either one of the two tendons at the back of the knee in human beings.

2. the great tendon at the back of the hock of a four-footed animal.

–v.t.

1. to cripple by cutting the hamstring or hamstrings.

2. Figurative. to destroy the activity or efficiency of; cripple; disable: »If this continues, it could seriously hamstring efforts to step up the development of U.S. scientists (Newsweek).
SYNONYM(S): incapacitate.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.