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hamstringed

hamstringed is the simple past and past participle of hamstring.

Meaning of hamstring

Verb

hamstring (third-person singular simple present hamstrings, present participle hamstringing, simple past and past participle hamstrung or hamstringed)

  1. (transitive) To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough.
    Synonyms:
    hock, hough, hox
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
    • So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home.1641 May, John Milton, Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline in England: And the Causes that hitherto have Hindred it. […], [London]: […] Thomas Vnderhill, →OCLC

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Questions about hamstringed

What is hamstringed the simple past and past participle of?
Hamstringed is the simple past and past participle of hamstring.

Words near hamstringed in the dictionary

  1. hamstery
  2. Hamstra
  3. Hamstras
  4. Hamstreet
  5. hamstring
  6. hamstringed
  7. hamstringer
  8. hamstringers
  9. hamstringing
  10. hamstringings
  11. hamstrings

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