Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hamstring

1 sense of hamstring

Sense 1
hamstring, hamstring tendon -- (one of the tendons at the back of the knee)
       => tendon, sinew -- (a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hamstring

2 senses of hamstring

Sense 1
hamstring -- (make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules")
       => torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate -- (treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher")

Sense 2
hamstring -- (cripple by cutting the hamstring)
       => cripple, lame -- (deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life")