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handicap

/ handicap /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
Type of:
advantage vantage
Kinds of:
penalty
verb Sense 2
put at a disadvantage
"The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
Type of:
disadvantage disfavor disfavour
Derived:
shackle bond hamper trammel trammels
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
Type of:
bias
Derived:
odds-maker handicapper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 4
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
"reading disability"
"hearing impairment"
Type of:
unfitness poor shape bad condition
Kinds of:
bowleg genu varum tibia vara anorgasmia disability of walking
Derived:
disable invalid incapacitate disenable
verb Sense 5
injure permanently
"He was disabled in a car accident"
Type of:
injure wound
Kinds of:
hock
Derived:
disability disablement impairment invalid shut-in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 6
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Type of:
difficulty
Kinds of:
albatross millstone bind drag obstacle
Derived:
hinder hamper impede deter discourage
Semantic Complexity
82%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
45
Times Searched
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advantage vantage penalty disadvantage disfavor disfavour bias unfitness poor shape bad condition bowleg genu varum