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handicap /hanˈdi-kap/ transitive verb (hand'icapping; hand'icapped)- To impose special disadvantages or impediments upon, in order to offset advantages and make a better contest
- To place at a disadvantage
noun- Any contest so adjusted, or the condition imposed
- The number of strokes by which a golfer's average score exceeds par for the course, this number being subtracted from one's score in strokeplay competitions (golf)
- Any physical, mental or social disability
- A disadvantage
ORIGIN: Appar hand i’ cap, from the drawing from a cap in an old lottery game handˈicapped adjective - Suffering from some physical or mental disability
- Disadvantaged in some way
handˈicapper noun - An official in some sports who fixes the handicaps of competitors
- A punter (US horse-racing)
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