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Noun: handicap 'handee`kap- The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
- disability, disablement, impairment - Advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
- Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk [Brit], check
Verb: handicap (handicapped,handicapping) 'handee`kap- Injure permanently
- disable, invalid, incapacitate - Attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
- Put at a disadvantage
- hinder, hamper
Derived forms: handicapped, handicaps, handicapping See also: handicapper Type of: advantage, bias, difficulty, disadvantage, disfavor [US], disfavour [Brit, Cdn], injure, softness, unfitness, vantage, wound Encyclopedia: Handicap |