hamstring (hamstrings plural & 3rd person present) (hamstringing present participle) (hamstrung past tense & past participle )
1 n-count A hamstring is a length of tissue or tendon behind your knee which joins the muscles of your thigh to the bones of your lower leg.
Webster has not played since suffering a hamstring injury in the opening game.
2 verb If you hamstring someone, you make it very difficult for them to take any action.
If he becomes the major opposition leader, he could hamstring a conservative-led coalition. V n