hamstrung
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hamstrung — index marred Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hamstrung — UK [ˈhæmˌstrʌŋ] US adjective prevented from doing what you want to do Thesaurus: in a difficult situationsynonym … Useful english dictionary
Hamstrung — Hamstring Ham string , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hamstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hamstringing}. See {String}.] To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. [1913 Webster] So have… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hamstrung — See hamstring, hamstrung … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
hamstrung — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. crippled, handicapped. see disabled … English dictionary for students
hamstrung — ham|strung [ hæm,strʌŋ ] adjective prevented from doing what you want to do … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hamstrung — ham·string || hæmstəɪŋ n. knee tendon (Anatomy) v. cut the hamstring or hamstrings; cripple, disable … English contemporary dictionary
hamstrung — UK [ˈhæmˌstrʌŋ] / US adjective prevented from doing what you want to do … English dictionary
hamstrung — [ˈhæmˌstrʌŋ] adj prevented from doing what you want to do … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hamstring, hamstrung — A hamstring is one of the tendons around the hollow of the knee. (One meaning of the word ham applies to the part of the human leg back of the knee.) As a verb, hamstring means to cripple or disable, to render powerless : You are trying to… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
