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hamstring

/ˈhæm.strɪŋ/

Übersetzungen

hamstringsubstantiv

hamstrings

Pl.

/ˈhæm.strɪŋ/

подколенное сухожилие

He injured his hamstring during the football match.

Он повредил подколенное сухожилие во время футбольного матча.

Synonyme

hamstringverb

hamstrung

Präteritum

hamstrung

Partizip Perfekt

hamstringing

Gerundium

/ˈhæm.strɪŋ/

Commonly used both literally (to cut the hamstring) and figuratively (to cripple or severely restrict effectiveness).

Synonyme

hamstringsubstantiv

A group of three muscles located at the back of the thigh that are responsible for bending the knee and extending the hip.

The athlete pulled a hamstring during the race, causing him to limp off the track.

The tendon at the back of the knee that connects the thigh muscles to the bones of the lower leg.

She felt a sharp pain in her hamstring after the sudden sprint.

hamstringverb

To cripple or disable a person or animal by severing the hamstring tendons in the leg.

The poachers hamstrung the horse so it could not escape.

Figuratively, to severely restrict the power, efficiency, or effectiveness of someone or something.

Excessive regulations have hamstrung the small business sector.