Found 2 items, similar to hamstrung.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hamstrung hamstrung See hamstring hamstring n : one of the tendons at the back of the knee [syn: hamstring tendon ] [also: hamstrung] hamstring v 1: make ineffective or powerless; “The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules” 2: cripple by cutting the hamstring [also: hamstrung]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hamstrung Hamstring \Ham"string`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hamstrung; p. pr. & vb. n. Hamstringing. See String.] To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee; to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable. [1913 Webster] So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home. --Milton. [1913 Webster]