What part of speech is hamstrings?

Hamstrings can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. hamstrings is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of hamstring (infinitive).
  • 2. hamstrings is a noun, plural of hamstring.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does hamstrings mean?

Definitions

Verb

hamstring - cripple by cutting the hamstring
hamstring - make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"

Noun

hamstring - one of the tendons at the back of the knee

Examples of hamstrings

#   Sentence  
1. noun My hamstrings are very tight.
2. noun Tom has tight hamstrings.
3. noun The hamstring muscles include the biceps femoris, the semitendinosus and the semimembranosus.
4. noun Tom slipped and tore his hamstring.
5. noun You should feel the stretch in your hamstring.
6. noun The hamstring muscles include the biceps femoris, the semitendinosus and the semimembranosus.
7. noun Tom slipped and tore his hamstring.
8. noun You should feel the stretch in your hamstring.
Sentence  
noun
My hamstrings are very tight.
Tom has tight hamstrings.
The hamstring muscles include the biceps femoris, the semitendinosus and the semimembranosus.
Tom slipped and tore his hamstring.
You should feel the stretch in your hamstring.
The hamstring muscles include the biceps femoris, the semitendinosus and the semimembranosus.
Tom slipped and tore his hamstring.
You should feel the stretch in your hamstring.

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