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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Synonyms: hams, hammy, hammie
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: hock, hough, hox
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verb
To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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Synonyms: cripple, incapacitate, disable
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noun
one of the tendons at the back of the knee
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hamstring tendon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tendon, sinew
verb
cripple by cutting the hamstring
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: cripple, lame
verb
make ineffective or powerless
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
History
From ham (“region back of the knee joint”) + string.
Across languages
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
