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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word hamstring. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: hamstring, hamstring tendon(verb) one of the tendons at the back of the knee. hamstring(verb) make ineffective or powerless. The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules. hamstring(verb) cripple by cutting the hamstring.
Factor #1: The Anatomical Paradox. The hamstrings are a large set of four muscles at the back of the thighs (Figs. 1a and 1b). Their common name originated in 18th-century English meat markets, where slaughtered pigs were hung by a string through the large tendon at the back of their hind legs. We know the feeling!