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Injury vs Hammy - What's the difference?

injury | hammy |

As nouns the difference between injury and hammy

is that injury is damage to the body of a human or animal while hammy is a shorter form of hamstring;|lang=en a hamstring injury.

As a verb injury

is to wrong, to injure.

As an adjective hammy is

resembling ham.

injury

English

(wikipedia injury)

Alternative forms

* enjury

Noun

(injuries)
  • damage to the body of a human or animal
    • The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.
  • violation of a person, their character, feelings, rights, property, or interests
    • Slander is an injury to the character.
  • (archaic) injustice

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * injure * injurious

    See also

    * harm * hurt * damage * loss * mischief * impairment * detriment * wrong * evil * injustice

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To wrong, to injure.
  • *, II.12:
    • The best of us doth not so much feare to wrong him, as he doth to injurie his neighbour, his kinsman, or his master.

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    hammy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Resembling ham.
  • Amateurish; characterized by overacting.

    • Noun

    (hammies)
  • (US, Australia, NZ, chiefly, sports, slang) a hamstring injury.
  • * 1999 , , Hard Yards , University of Queensland Press, page 129,
    • He put his palms flat on the ground, then grabbed the back of his knees, stretching his hammies for the millionth time that morning.
  • * 2000 , Mark B. Andersen, Doing Sport Psychology , page 96,
    • A: I?m only just getting fully fit now after that hammy [hamstring tear].
  • * 2003 , John Capouya, Real Men Do Yoga: 21 Star Athletes Reveal Their Secrets for Strength, Flexibility and Peak Performance , page 150,
    • “A move like this would have been inpossible for me before yoga,” he said. “Flexibilty-wise, I was struggling. My hammies were tight, my groin was tight. My hips have really benefited.”
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , title=Good complementary exercise to cycling? , group=aus.bicycle , author=Andrew Swan , date=June 10 , year=2003 , passage=I've noticed that although cycling keeps me reasonably "cardio fit", I am losing general flexibility, e.g. when touching my toes. This is despite me stretching my quads, calves, and hammies during and after my training rides. citation
  • * 2004 , J. L. Roberts, Braggin' Rights: Fantasy Football Rewind 2004 (2003 Season Recap) , AuthorHouse USA, page 83,
    • A slow start and hammy injury were major contributors.
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , title=So Cousins does a hammy , group=aus.sport.aussie-rules , author=Phil , date=March 26 , year=2009 , passage=Why he went back on after 3/4 time is beyond me. If he was trying to prove a point he has all season to do that not do your hammy in the first game. citation
  • (informal, childish) A hamster.