hamstring

Words with a similar base: hamstring, hamstring_tendon

'hamstring'

[hamstring.n.01] as in: one of the tendons at the back of the knee

'hamstring'

[hamstring.v.01] as in: make ineffective or powerless

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Examples:
The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules

'hamstring'

[hamstring.v.02] as in: cripple by cutting the hamstring