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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word hamstring. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: hamstring, hamstring tendon(verb) one of the tendons at the back of the knee. hamstring(verb) make ineffective or powerless. The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules. hamstring(verb) cripple by cutting the hamstring.
The hamstring muscles are a group of three muscles located on the back of your thigh. The three muscles are called the biceps femoris, the semimembranosus, and the semitendinosus. These three muscles work together to help bend your knee. They can also help with hip extension, a movement where your hip and thigh move towards the back of your body.