handicap

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Synonyms: handcar, handclap, handicaps, hand car, handycam

Antonyms: handcar, handclap, handicaps, hand car, handycam

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Noun

1. Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
2. {{lb|en|sports}} An [[allowance]] of a certain amount of [[time]] or [[distance]] in starting, granted in a [[race]] (or other contest of skill) to the [[competitor]] possessing [[disadvantage]]s; or an additional [[weight]] or other [[hindrance]] imposed upon the one possessing [[advantage]]s, in order to [[equalize]], as much as possible, the [[chances]] of [[success]].
3. {{lb|en|sometimes considered offensive}} An individual's [[physical]] or [[mental]] disadvantage or [[disability]].
4. A [[race]] or similar [[contest]] in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
5. {{lb|en|obsolete|uncountable|card game}} An old [[card game]], similar to [[lanterloo]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete|uncountable}} {{syn of|en|hand-in-cap||old English trading game}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[encumber]] with a handicap in any contest.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|figurative|by extension}} To place at disadvantage.
3. To estimate betting odds.

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