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Present participle for to severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of

Present participle for to cause to be ineffective or immobilized

Present participle for to physically injure or cripple someone or an animal

Present participle for to be detrimental to

Present participle for to cause to be ineffective or deactivated

Present participle for to knock unconscious

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Verb

Present participle for to severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of

interfering with

short-circuiting

standing in the way of

putting a brake on

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

getting in the way of

getting in the way

cramping one's style

neutralizing^US

neutralising^UK

putting an end to

dissuading from

putting a stop to

putting at a disadvantage

placing at a disadvantage

dragging your feet

nipping in the bud

bringing to screeching halt

giving a hard time

tying someone's hands

inconveniencing

keeping waiting

preventing from making progress

causing to wait

causing to stay

tiing one's hands

putting a crimp in

setting limits on

imposing limits on

putting straitjacket on

keeping within the limits of

throwing monkey wrench in

giving disadvantage

putting out of commission

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

inflicting a handicap on

telling against

treating unfavourably

treating harshly

doing a disservice to

putting in an unfavourable position

treating unfairly

giving a disadvantage to

coming to a standstill

putting the lid on

upsetting the applecart

rendering null and void

giving the run around

dashing one's hope

putting the kibosh on

putting half nelson on

defending against

putting paid to

procrastinating

circumnavigating

putting the stopper on

steering clear of

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

putting a damper on

stemming the flow of

second-guessing

playing for time

putting on hold

bringing to a close

putting the mockers on

bringing to a standstill

getting ahead of

getting in before

putting on back burner

heading off at pass

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

beating someone to the draw

providing against

beating someone to the punch

stealing a march on

bringing to an end

beating someone to it

straitjacketing

resisting attack

holding the fort

making an end of

making difficult

taking wind out of

making impossible

getting bogged down

putting the damper on

standing in the way

slamming on the brakes

keeping from happening

monopolizing^US

counterplotting

throwing a curve

bringing to end

bringing to a halt

putting on brakes

monopolising^UK

holding the line

keeping in check

taking wind out of sails

getting the better of

causing setback

slackening pace

keeping under control

keeping a lid on

acting like a wet blanket

throwing a monkey wrench into

employing delaying tactics

letting down flaps

putting the brakes on

hitting the brakes

cracking down on

strangling at birth

putting on the back burner

taking a rain check on

holding in abeyance

putting in cold storage

laying on the table

giving rain check

kicking the can down the road

working against

making a mess of

putting at risk

bringing to naught

raining on someone's parade

rendering ineffective

playing havoc with

blowing a hole in

bringing to a stop

blowing the whistle on

putting a cork in

pulling the plug on

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“Incidents such as these hamstring our ability to develop the necessary infrastructure needed.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause to be ineffective or immobilized

immobilising^UK

immobilizing^US

clipping one's wings

putting out of action

bringing someone to their knees

making impotent

making helpless

taking it out of

making powerless

wearing to a frazzle

rendering infirm

sapping your strength

confining to bed

sapping the strength of

disembowelling^UK

disemboweling^US

unstrengthening

wearing oneself to a shadow

running into the ground

hospitalising^UK

losing strength

wearing oneself to a frazzle

confining to a wheelchair

hospitalizing^US

draining of energy

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“The new protections would leave professors vulnerable to arbitrary dismissal and would hamstring the system's faculty-recruitment efforts.”

Verb

Present participle for to physically injure or cripple someone or an animal

“I must not inflict injury on the good name of my professional brother for the very same reason that I must not hamstring his horse, or burn his house, or fire on him from a thicket at midnight.”

Verb

Present participle for to be detrimental to

Verb

Present participle for to cause to be ineffective or deactivated

Verb

Present participle for to knock unconscious

making unconscious

knocking senseless

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