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Definition of Hamstrung

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. So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home. --Milton.

Meaning of Hamstrung from wikipedia

- individual is to sever the tissues of their hamstring. As a metaphor, to be "hamstrung" suggests being limited, by external imposition or not, in a way that...
- that the development of the socialist workers' culture should not be "hamstrung from above" and opposed the Proletkult (1917–1925) organisational control...
- 19th century the inroads from Luanda and Benguela were very limited. Hamstrung by a series of political upheavals in the early 1800s, Portugal was slow...
- 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2019. And when it became clear that Reddit was hamstrung in competition for leadership and engineers as part of Condé Nast, the...
- 2021). "Outgoing Capitol Police chief: House, Senate security officials hamstrung efforts to call in National Guard". The Washington Post. Archived from...
- Stormare, Hamlet is, for all his Angst-filled poses and dark gl****es, no hamstrung cliche but Denmark's only ballast between the debauched Claudius and the...
- a non-confidence vote, since a government that cannot spend money is hamstrung, also called loss of supply. The prime minister's party will normally...
- southern Africa. ZAPU's attempts to implement its armed struggle were hamstrung by a factional split within the party between 1962 and 1963. A number...
- Jeremy (July 14, 2017). "Reviews: Oscar Isaac's Pensive Prince Steadies Hamstrung Hamlet; Sondheim's '********ins' At Encores!". Deadline Hollywood. Archived...
- at the FIFA World Cup, Scott Murray in The Guardian refers to Weah as "hamstrung by hailing from a global minnow". Widely regarded as one of the greatest...