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handicap
[han-dee-kap]
noun
a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
the disadvantage or advantage itself.
any disadvantage that makes success more difficult.
The main handicap of our business is lack of capital.
Sometimes Offensive.a physical or mental disability making participation in certain of the usual activities of daily living more difficult.
verb (used with object)
to place at a disadvantage; disable or burden.
He was handicapped by his injured ankle.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: , ,to subject to a disadvantageous handicap, as a competitor of recognized superiority.
to assign handicaps to (competitors).
Sports.
to attempt to predict the winner of (a contest, especially a horse race), as by comparing past performances of the contestants.
to assign odds for or against (any particular contestant) to win a contest or series of contests.
He handicapped the Yankees at 2-to-1 to take the series from the Cardinals.
handicap
/ ˈæԻɪˌæ /
noun
something that hampers or hinders
a contest, esp a race, in which competitors are given advantages or disadvantages of weight, distance, time, etc, in an attempt to equalize their chances of winning
the advantage or disadvantage prescribed
golf the number of strokes by which a player's averaged score exceeds the standard scratch score for the particular course: used as the basis for handicapping in competitive play
any physical disability or disadvantage resulting from physical, mental, or social impairment or abnormality
verb
to be a hindrance or disadvantage to
to assign a handicap or handicaps to
to organize (a contest) by handicapping
to attempt to forecast the winner of (a contest, esp a horse race)
to assign odds for or against (a contestant)
Other Word Forms
- nonhandicap noun
- overhandicap verb (used with object)
- prehandicap noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of handicap1
Word History and Origins
Origin of handicap1
Example Sentences
Leavitt said that Newsom and Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles, have “handicapped” the Los Angeles Police Department, “who are trying to do their jobs.”
Then, even ratings dropped halfway through the pilot because we ended the second act with Eli, the handicapped kid in the school, breaking his arm and screaming in pain on the ground.
Players do not have to be a club member to acquire a handicap which can then be used at any course in the world.
Some clearly display handicapped plaques as they go to the store.
That would leave her free to run in 2027, though with the handicap of a conviction for misuse of public money.
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