hamstring
verb [T often passive] /ˈhæm.strɪŋ/ (hamstrung)Definition
› to limit the amount of something that can be done or the ability or power of someone to do something: The company was hamstrung by traditional but inefficient ways of conducting business.Limiting and restrictingPreventing and impeding
(Definition of hamstring verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- box sb in phrasal verb
- chain noun (RINGS)
- circumscribe verb
- clamp down on sth phrasal verb
- clampdown noun
- cramp verb
- curb verb
- curtail verb
- damage limitation noun
- delimit verb
- fetter verb
- keep to sth phrasal verb (SUBJECT)
- localize verb
- muzzle verb (ANIMAL)
- non-proliferation noun
- qualification noun (LIMIT)
- ration verb
- rationing noun
- stabilizer noun (CONTROL)
- tie sb down phrasal verb (LIMIT)
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