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- pronunciation:
- haen
di
kaep
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a disability or disadvantage that acts as an impediment or limitation.
She would not allow her deafness to be a handicap to her becoming an actress.His apartment is adapted to accommodate his physical handicap.Shyness can be a handicap in business.Her inability to work quickly was a handicap when taking timed exams.- synonyms:
- disability, disadvantage
- antonyms:
- advantage, asset
- similar words:
- check, constraint, curb, drawback, encumbrance, hindrance, impediment, limitation, restraint
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| definition 2: |
an advantage or disadvantage placed on a competitor in a race or contest so as to equalize the chances for success among all the participants.
Runners over the age of sixty were given a head start as a handicap.- similar words:
- advantage, disadvantage, head start
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| definition 3: |
a race or contest in which such advantages or disadvantages are given.
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| related words: |
detriment, edge, liability, penalty, weakness |
adjective + (n.)handicap
additional, apparent, constitutional, crippling, emotional, hidden, inherent, mental, mild, minor, multiple, neurological, permanent, physical, related, serious, severe, visual
verb + (n.)handicap
accommodate, compensate, constitute, cope, educate, honor, integrate, labor, lower, overcome, park, suffer
(n.)handicap
+ verb
free, mar, stroke
noun + (n.)handicap
amateur,
autism,
breeder,
bud,
classic,
deafness,
disability,
down,
golf,
golfer,
grade,
heritage,
illness,
individual,
integration,
limitation,
memorial,
mile,
obstacle,
orchid,
origin,
par,
park,
peer,
putt,
severity,
spotlight,
stroke,
student,
tester,
turf,
wrist,
youth
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
handicaps, handicapping, handicapped |
| definition 1: |
to put at a disadvantage; hinder or impede.
Her lack of confidence handicapped her in job interviews.- synonyms:
- hamper, hinder, impede, shackle
- antonyms:
- help
- similar words:
- burden, disable, disadvantage, encumber, impair, incapacitate, restrain, saddle
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| definition 2: |
to assign an advantage or disadvantage to, in a race or contest.
- synonyms:
- weight
- similar words:
- equalize, standardize
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| definition 3: |
in sports and esp. horse racing, to attempt to predict the winner of (a contest), or to assign odds to (the contestants) as to their chances of winning or losing.
- similar words:
- weight
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| related words: |
embarrass, hamper |
adverb + (v.)handicap
educationally, emotionally, mentally, mildly, moderately, multiply, orthopedically, physically, profoundly, scientifically, seriously, severely, significantly, slightly, socially, somewhat, visually
(v.)handicap
+ adverb
medically
(v.)handicap
+ noun
birth, boob, horse, lack, poverty, race
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