hamstring
/ˈhæmstɹɪŋ/ verb C2- To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough.
- To cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.
He/she/it hamstrings · Past hamstrung · Past participle hamstrung · -ing form hamstringing
Verb forms
- Base form
- hamstring
- He/she/it
- hamstrings
- Past
- hamstrung
- Past participle
- hamstrung
- -ing form
- hamstringing
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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