hamstring
One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee,…One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
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» Tom slipped and tore his hamstring.
Tom rutschte aus und zog sich einen Riss der Kniesehne zu. — Tickler
Tom rutschte aus und zog sich einen Riss des hinteren Oberschenkelmuskels zu. — Tickler
Tom rutschte aus und zog sich einen Riss des rückseitigen Oberschenkelmuskels zu. — Tickler
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2 sensesOne of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
Hüftgelenkextensoren, Kniesehne, ischiocrurale Muskulatur
подколе́нное сухожи́лиеpodkolénnoje suxožílije, поджи́лкиpodžílki
one of the tendons at the back of the knee
(informal)The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
Examples
6 sentencesTom slipped and tore his hamstring.
deTom rutschte aus und zog sich einen Riss der Kniesehne zu. — Tickler
You should feel the stretch in your hamstring.
The policies of the government have hamstrung the country.
deDie Regierungspolitik hat das Land handlungsunfähig gemacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The hamstring muscles include the biceps femoris, the semitendinosus and the semimembranosus.
Tom has tight hamstrings.
Translations
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Origin
From ham (“region back of the knee joint”) + string.From ham (“region back of the knee joint”) + string.
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