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hamstring

/ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ/ /ˈhæmstrɪŋ/
  1. 1 (birinin) elini kolunu bağlamak, (bir şeyi) sekteye uğratmak

Definition (English)

To stop a person or an organization from acting freely or working well.

Example Sentences

  1. The project was hamstrung by a lack of money.
    Proje para eksikliği yüzünden sekteye uğradı.
  2. Strict rules hamstring small businesses that are trying to grow.
    Katı kurallar büyümeye çalışan küçük işletmelerin elini kolunu bağlıyor.

Verb Forms Irregular A-B-B · Past ve participle aynı

Base hamstring
/ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ/
Past hamstrung
Participle hamstrung
How the past is formed

No ‑ed✗hamstringed ✓hamstrung

Bu fiil düzensizdir: -ed kuralı uygulanmaz, past ve participle biçimleri ezberlenir.

  • Pasthamstring → hamstrungSesli harf değişir: i → u.
  • Participlehamstring → hamstrungParticiple, past ile aynıdır.

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Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

be hamstrung by somethinghamstrung by a lack of moneyhamstring efforts to do somethinghamstring the economy

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