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Traditional English :: hamsin
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hamsring.html - var. of KHAMSIN. |
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Traditional English :: hamster
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hamsring.html - n. any of various rodents of the subfamily Cricetinae, esp. Cricetus cricetus, having a short tail and large cheek pouches for storing food, kept as a pet or laboratory animal. [G f. OHG hamustro corn-weevil] |
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Traditional English :: hamstring
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hamsring.html - n. & v. Anat. --n. 1 each of five tendons at the back of the knee in humans.
2 the great tendon at the back of the hock in quadrupeds. --v.tr. (past and past part. hamstrung or hamstringed)
1 cripple by cutting the hamstrings of (a person or animal).
2 prevent the activity or efficiency of (a person or enterprise). |
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English Idioms :: ham actor
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hamsring.html - {n. phr.}, {slang} An untalented actor; someone who tries so hard to act that his performance becomes foolishly exaggerated. * /Fred is a ham actor who, instead of memorizing his lines, keeps moving around in a ridiculous way./ |
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English Idioms :: ham it up
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hamsring.html - {v. phr.}, {slang} To do more than look natural in acting a part; pretend too much; exaggerate. * /When Tom told the teacher he was too sick to do homework, he really hammed it up./ * /The old-fashioned movies are funny to us because the players hammed it up./ Compare: LAY IT ON. |
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English Idioms :: ham-handed
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hamsring.html - {adj.}, {slang} 1. Having very large hands. * /Pete is a big, ham-handed man who used to be a football player./ 2. See: HEAVY-HANDED. |
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