hamsting.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]

hamsting.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).

hamsting.html - var. of KHAMSIN.

hamsting.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]

hamsting.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).

hamsting.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./