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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
hamstring
ham·string [hamstring hamstrings hamstringed hamstrung hamstringing] noun, verb BrE [ˈhæmstrɪŋ] NAmE [ˈhæmstrɪŋ]
noun
1. one of the five ↑tendons behind the knee that connect the muscles of the upper leg to the bones of the lower leg
•a hamstring injury
•She's pulled a hamstring.
2. a ↑tendon behind the middle joint (= ↑hock ) of the back leg of a horse and some other animals
Word Origin:
16th cent.: from ↑ham ‘back of the thigh’ + ↑string.
verb (ham·strung, ham·strungBrE [ˈhæmstrʌŋ] ; NAmE [ˈhæmstrʌŋ] )often passive ~ sb/sth
to prevent sb/sth from working or taking action in the way that is needed
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
16th cent.: from ↑ham ‘back of the thigh’ + ↑string.
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