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Hamstrung 

1.Someone who got his achille's heel cut.
2.When you are about to say something very crucial in an important discussion and suddenly someone makes a totally ridiculous comment in order to produce laughter, feeling the matter is too hard to be sustained.
1.I saw an opening in Broderick the Morög's armor; but as I was about to thrust my spear into his sinews, Fegellahar the Small attacked me traitorously; I was hamstrung, almost fainting with pain.
2.I was about to explain to the engineers the crucial relationship between plastic fabrication and beezwax, but Roger boasted this ludicrious joke about vaseline; I was hamstrung.
Hamstrung by OllieTheKid October 7, 2006
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hamstring stretch standing 

Actually a type of stretch that is accomplished by bending at the waist and grabbing the backs of your calf muscles.

Also a slang term for getting fucked in the ass, or taking in the ass.
1. The next stretch is the hamstring stretch standing.

2. Man they really got me today. What are you talking about. Well they hammered me on the sales numbers today. Yeah it was kind of like standing there doing the hamstring stretch standing, and then just taking it up the butt. Yeah man I know how you feel.

hamstring 

To cause one to not be able to move, walk, or function. To immobilize someone, to make someone powerless. (taken from the literal practice of cutting with a knife an animal's or person's hamstring muscle) past tense - hamstrung
The lack of investors will hamstring my efforts to move the project forward.

I was hamstrung by the flu prior to the marathon.
hamstring by irzapper August 18, 2007

Hamstering 

When a person or company tries to get out of a situation, by finding a loophole to get through, or coming up with some kind of bullshit excuse.
Much like a hamster tries anything to escape its cage.
Damn insurance company is hamstering out of paying me.
Hamstering by somegirlyoudontknow February 29, 2008

hamstringed 

Coming from the word Hamstring. Hamstringed is the past tense of being Hamstrung. IE, to be slowed down by act of receiving hamstring. Once you are Hamstringed, your movement is slowed by up to 50%. This effect will usually last for about 45 seconds. During this time, you are more likely to get owned, pwnd, and/or phwned by someone who is not hamstrung, thus give them the advantage to move at default speed.
Person A: Hey, come over here before we get caught.
Person B: Ok, OMW
Person A: Oh no!!
Person B: What's wrong?
Person A: Oh shit!, I’m hamstringed son!!
Person B: Well, come over here, we can hide
Person A: I’m hamstringed!!
Person B: ???
Person A: I’M HAMSTRINGED!!
Person A: Hamstringed
Person B: ...
hamstringed by ZzFive03 May 2, 2006

hamstering 

When a person or company tries to get out of a situation, by finding a loophole to get through, or coming up with some kind of bullshit excuse.
Much like a hamster tries anything to escape its cage.
Damn insurance company is hamstering out of paying me.
hamstering by oknowpublishthis March 2, 2008

pulled a hamstring 

Another meaning for vomiting after a night (or day) of too much drinking.
Jeff went out with Greg and pulled a hamstring in the STRIPES van on the way home.
pulled a hamstring by The Greg July 15, 2004
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