- (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- (in quadrupeds) the great tendon at the back of the hock.
- to disable by cutting the hamstring or hamstrings.
- to render powerless or useless; thwart: Their efforts were hamstrung by stubborn pride.
- any of the tendons at the back of the knee
- the large tendon at the back of the hock in the hind leg of a horse, etc
- to cripple by cutting the hamstring of
- to ruin or thwart
