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Meaning of Hamstring | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈhæmstɹɪŋ

Definitions

  1. One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.
  2. The biceps femoris, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles.
    informal

Equivalents

Examples

“Developing muscle around both sides of a joint (think biceps and triceps, abs and low back, quads and hamstrings) should be one of your primary training considerations because strength on each side leads to lower injury rates.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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