[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["(in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham the knee.", "(in quadrupeds) the great tendon at the back of the hock."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to disable by cutting the hamstring or hamstrings.Synonyms: lame , hock , disable , cripple", "to render powerless or useless; thwart :Their efforts were hamstrung by stubborn pride."]}]