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Definition of hamstring noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hamstring

noun
 
/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/
 
/ˈhæmstrɪŋ/
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  1. one of the five tendons behind the knee that connect the muscles of the upper leg to the bones of the lower leg
    • a hamstring injury
    • She's pulled a hamstring.
    Topics Bodyc2
  2. a tendon behind the hock (= middle joint) of the back leg of a horse and some other animals
    3. Word Origin16th cent.: from ham ‘back of the thigh’ + string.
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