hamstring

English Thesaurus

1. one of the tendons at the back of the knee (noun.body)

hypernym	:	sinew, tendon,
definition	:	a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment (noun.body)

2. cripple by cutting the hamstring (verb.body)

hypernym	:	cripple, lame,
definition	:	deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg (verb.body)

3. make ineffective or powerless (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment,
definition	:	treat cruelly (verb.emotion)

4. one of the tendons at the back of the knee (noun.body)

derivation	:	hamstring,
definition	:	cripple by cutting the hamstring (verb.body)

5. cripple by cutting the hamstring (verb.body)

derivation	:	hamstring, hamstring tendon,
definition	:	one of the tendons at the back of the knee (noun.body)

6. one of the tendons at the back of the knee (noun.body)

derivation	:	hamstring,
definition	:	cripple by cutting the hamstring (verb.body)

7. cripple by cutting the hamstring (verb.body)

derivation	:	hamstring, hamstring tendon,
definition	:	one of the tendons at the back of the knee (noun.body)