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Hamstring: meaning, definitions and examples

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hamstring

 

[ หˆhรฆmหŒstrษชล‹ ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

anatomy

The hamstring is any of the three tendons at the back of the human knee.

Examples of usage

  • The athlete pulled his hamstring during the race.
  • She felt a sharp pain in her hamstring while stretching.
Context #2 | Verb

sports

To hamstring someone is to cripple them by cutting their hamstring tendon.

Examples of usage

  • The defender tried to hamstring the opponent by tripping him.
  • The villain attempted to hamstring the hero during the chase scene.

Translations

Translations of the word "hamstring" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น isquiotibiais

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคนเฅˆเคฎเคธเฅเคŸเฅเคฐเคฟเค‚เค—

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Oberschenkelmuskel

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ hamstring

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟั–ะดะบะพะปั–ะฝะฝะต ััƒั…ะพะถะธะปะปั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ล›ciฤ™gno podkolanowe

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒใƒ ใ‚นใƒˆใƒชใƒณใ‚ฐ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ischio-jambiers

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ isquiotibiales

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท hamstring

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ–„์ŠคํŠธ๋ง

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฃูˆุชุงุฑ ุงู„ุฑูƒุจุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ zรกkolennรญ ลกlacha

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ hamstring

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่…˜็ปณ่‚Œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ kolenska tetiva

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hรกsin

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‚ั–ะทะต ัั–าฃั–ั€ั–

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฐแƒแƒ›แƒกแƒขแƒ แƒ˜แƒœแƒ’แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ hamstring

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ isquiotibiales

Etymology

The word 'hamstring' dates back to the 1560s and refers to the tendons at the back of the human knee. The term 'ham' refers to the back of the knee, while 'string' refers to a cord or tendon. The expression 'to hamstring' someone originated in the context of sports and warfare, where disabling an opponent's hamstring tendon was a strategic move to incapacitate them.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #29,077, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.