handicap

handicap

hinder, impede, incapacitate; to place at a disadvantage: His handicap was being born into poverty.

Not to be confused with:

handicraft – a work that requires both manual and artistic skill

handiwork – work done by hand

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hand·i·cap

 (hăn′dē-kăp′)

n.

1. Sports & Games

a. A race or contest in which contestants are given advantages or compensations to equalize the chances of winning.

b. Such an advantage or penalty.

2. Usage Problem A physical or mental disability. See Usage Note at handicapped.

3. A disadvantage or inconvenience. See Synonyms at disadvantage.

tr.v. hand·i·capped, hand·i·cap·ping, hand·i·caps

1. Sports & Games To assign handicaps or a handicap to (a contestant).

2. To cause to be at a disadvantage; impede.

adj. Usage Problem

Handicapped.

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[From obsolete hand in cap, a game in which forfeits were held in a cap.]

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handicap

(ˈhændɪˌkæp)

n

1. something that hampers or hinders

2. (Individual Sports, other than specified)

a. a contest, esp a race, in which competitors are given advantages or disadvantages of weight, distance, time, etc, in an attempt to equalize their chances of winning

b. the advantage or disadvantage prescribed

3. (Golf) golf the number of strokes by which a player's averaged score exceeds the standard scratch score for the particular course: used as the basis for handicapping in competitive play

4. (Pathology) any physical disability or disadvantage resulting from physical, mental, or social impairment or abnormality

vb (tr) , -caps, -capping or -capped

5. to be a hindrance or disadvantage to

6. (Individual Sports, other than specified) to assign a handicap or handicaps to

7. (Individual Sports, other than specified) to organize (a contest) by handicapping

8. (Horse Racing)

a. to attempt to forecast the winner of (a contest, esp a horse race)

b. to assign odds for or against (a contestant)

[C17: probably from hand in cap, a lottery game in which players drew forfeits from a cap or deposited money in it]

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hand•i•cap

(ˈhæn diˌkæp)

n., v. -capped, -cap•ping. n.

1. a race or other contest in which disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, etc., are given to competitors to equalize their chances of winning.

2. the disadvantage or advantage itself.

3. any disadvantage that makes success more difficult.

4. a physical or mental disability, esp. one that makes ordinary activities of daily living difficult.

v.t.

5. to place at a disadvantage; hinder.

6. to assign handicaps to (competitors).

7.

a. to attempt to predict the winner of (a contest, esp. a horse race), as by comparing past performances of contestants.

b. to assign odds for or against (a particular contestant).

[1640–50; orig. hand i' cap hand in cap, referring to a drawing before a horse race]

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handicap

Past participle: handicapped
Gerund: handicapping

Imperative

handicap

handicap

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handicap

A way of equalizing competition by allowing a certain number of strokes to a golfer playing against a better opponent.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	handicap - the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" disability, disablement, impairment bandy leg, bandyleg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, bow leg - a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) dysphasia - an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage unfitness, softness - poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury) disability of walking - a disability that interferes with or prevents walking astasia - inability to stand due to muscular incoordination amputation - a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs hearing disorder, hearing impairment - impairment of the sense of hearing dysomia - impairment of the sense of smell vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment - impairment of the sense of sight descensus, prolapse, prolapsus - the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) hypesthesia, hypoesthesia - impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity genu valgum, knock-knee, tibia valga - an inward slant of the thigh pigeon toes - disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee bandy legs, bow leg, bow legs - outward curvature of the legs disintegration - a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system; "a disintegration of personality"
	2.	handicap - advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" penalty - (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game scratch - (golf) a handicap of zero strokes; "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course"
	3.	handicap - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress deterrent, hinderance, hindrance, impediment, balk, baulk, check difficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent" albatross, millstone - (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck" bind - something that hinders as if with bonds diriment impediment - (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage) drag - something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land" obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" straitjacket - anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
Verb	1.	handicap - injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" disable, incapacitate, invalid injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to hock - disable by cutting the hock
	2.	handicap - attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant bias - influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
	3.	handicap - put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" hamper, hinder disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour - put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"

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handicap

noun

1. disability, defect, impairment, physical abnormality a child with a medically recognised handicap

2. disadvantage, block, barrier, restriction, obstacle, limitation, hazard, drawback, shortcoming, stumbling block, impediment, albatross, hindrance, millstone, encumbrance Being a foreigner was not a handicap.
disadvantage benefit, advantage, asset, edge, boost

3. advantage, penalty, head start I see your handicap is down from 16 to 12.

verb

1. hinder, limit, restrict, burden, hamstring, hamper, hold back, retard, impede, hobble, encumber, place at a disadvantage Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students.
hinder help, further, benefit, aid, forward, promote, boost, assist

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handicap

noun

1. A factor conducive to superiority and success:

advantage, head start, odds, start, vantage.

2. An unfavorable condition, circumstance, or characteristic:

detriment, disadvantage, drawback, minus.

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Translations

إعاقَهتَعْديل في سباق رياضي يسبب عائِقاسِباق فيه عائِقعائِقيُعيق، يسبب إعاقَه

handicaphandicapovatpostiženívada

hæmmehandicaphandicap-handicapløbhandicappe

BehinderungHandicapNachteilVorsprungBallast

desventajadiscapacidadhandicapminusvalíaobstaculizar

tasoitusvamma

handicaphandicaperanomaliedésavantage

fogyatékossághátrányos helyzetbe hozhendikep

forgjafarkeppniforgjöf, forskotfötlunfötlun; annmarkihindra, tálma

handicapmettere in posizione di svantaggiominorazionesituazione di inferioritàandicappare

impedimentum

handikapaskliuvinysnegalianeįgaluspasunkinimas

atpalicībahandikapskavēkliskavētnepilnvērtība

løp med handikapsette tilbakespill med handikapvære handikappet

гандикапнедостатокувечьефора

handicaphandicapovaťpostihnutietelesná chyba

okvaraovira

elverişsiz durumengelengellemekengelli yarışhandikap

不利条件使不利加给强对手的不利条件妨碍残废

handicap

[ˈhændɪkæp]

A. N

1. (= disadvantage) → desventaja f; (= impediment) → obstáculo m, estorbo m

2. (Sport, Golf) → hándicap m; (= horse race) → hándicap m

3. (Med) → minusvalía f, discapacidad f

B. VT (= prejudice) → perjudicar (Sport) → establecer un hándicap para
he has always been handicapped by his accent → su acento siempre le ha perjudicado or le ha supuesto una desventaja

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handicap

[ˈhændikæp]

n

(= disability) → handicap m

(= disadvantage) → désavantage m

(HORSE RACING) → handicap m

(GOLF) → handicap m

vt

(= put at a disadvantage) [+ person] → désavantager, handicaper; [+ organization, community] → handicaper

(= disable) → handicaper

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handicap

n

(Sport) → Handicap nt, → Handikap nt, → Vorgabe f; (= race) → Handicaprennen nt; a handicap of 5lbs → eine (Gewichts)vorgabe or ein Handicap von 5 Pfund

(= disadvantage) → Handicap nt; (physical, mental) → Behinderung f; to be under a great handicap → sehr im Nachteil sein, stark gehandicapt sein

vt → ein Handicap nt → darstellen für; chances → beeinträchtigen; (fig) person → benachteiligen; he has always been handicapped by his accent → sein Akzent war immer ein Nachteil m → für ihn; to be (physically/mentally) handicapped → (körperlich/geistig) behindert sein; handicapped children → behinderte Kinder pl

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handicap

[ˈhændɪˌkæp]

1. n (fig) (Sport) → handicap m inv

2. vt (disable) → handicappare, menomare; (hamper) → ostacolare

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handicap

(ˈhӕndikӕp) noun

1. something that makes doing something more difficult. The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist. belemmering عائِق пречка impedimento postižení (tělesné) die Behinderung handicap εμπόδιο, μειονέκτημαobstáculo, impedimento takistus مانع haitta handicapמגבלה असमर्थ teškoca, hendikep hátrány hambatan fötlun; annmarki svantaggio, handicap 不利な条件 불리한 조건 kliūtis, kliuvinys trūkums; kavēklis hambatan handicap, hindernishandikap, hemskoprzeszkoda, utrudnienie مانع impedimento han­dicap помеха (telesné) postihnutie ovira hendikep handikapp อุปสรรค engel, elverişsiz durum 妨礙 завада, перешкода کوئی رکاوٹ، مشکل điều bất lợi 障碍，不利条件

2. (in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning. agterstand تَعْديل في سباق رياضي يسبب عائِقا спънка desvantagem handicap das Handikap handicap χάντικαπ (για αγώνα ή διαγωνισμό όπου οι καλύτεροι επιβαρύνονται με μειονέκτημα για εξίσωση των συμμετεχόντων) desventaja ede آوانس tasoitus désavantage תוֹסֶפֶת קוֹשִי असुविधा, हानि prednost koja se daje slabijima (kako bi svi imali jednake šanse) hendikep handikap forgjöf, forskot svantaggio ハンディ 핸디캡 handikapas, pasunkinimas handikaps handikap handicap, hindernishandikap handicap, utrudnienie آوانس desvantagem han­dicap гандикап handicap dajanje prednosti slabšemu nasprotniku davanje startne prednosti handicap (การแข่งขัน) การเสียเปรียบ engel, handikap 在賽跑或競賽中設定對強者較不利條件或使弱者略佔優勢(如:賽跑須跑較長距離) гандикап کسی قسم کی دشواری cuộc thi có chấp 加给强对手的不利条件，使参赛者中的优者跑较远、增加负重等

3. a race, competition etc in which this happens. voorgeewedloop سِباق فيه عائِق хандикап handicap handicap das Vorgaberennen, -spiel handicapløb; handicap- αγώνας ή διαγωνισμός όπου οι καλύτεροι επιβαρύνονται με μειονέκτημα για εξίσωση των συμμετεχόντων handicap händikäp مسابقۀ با ارفاق tasoituskilpailu handicap מֵרוֹץ מִכשוֹלִים सप्रतिबंध प्रतियोगिता natjecanje (trka) uz davanje prednosti slabijima hendikep handikap forgjafarkeppni handicap ハンディ付きの試合 핸디캡이 붙은 경기 handikapas sacensības ar handikapu handikap handicap, hindernis løp/spill med handikap (typ zawodów) لوبی handicap handicap гандикап handicap handicap trka sa davanjem startne prednosti handicaptävling การแข่งขันที่ฝ่ายหนึ่งเสียเปรียบอีกฝ่ายหนึ่ง engelli yarış (設定對強者較不利或使弱者略佔優勢條件的)讓步賽 змагання з гандикапом ایسا مقابلہ جہاں دشواری ہو cuộc thi có chấp (để hai bên cân sức) （给优者不利条件的一种比赛）让步赛

4. (a form of) physical or mental disability. children with physical handicaps. gebrek إعاقَه недъг deficiência (tělesná, duševní) vada die Behinderung handicap αναπηρίαdiscapacidad; deficiencia vigastus, puue معلولیت vamma anomalieמגבלה, נכות शारीरिक या मानसिक अपंगता teškoca, smetnja fogyatékosság cacat fötlun handicap 身体障害 신체 장애 trūkumas, negalia (fizisks) trūkums; (garīga) atpalicība; nepilnvērtība kecacatan handicap, gebrekhandikap, uførhet upośledzenie له زوره اچول، كمزورى كول، نا توانه كول، ګوډول diminuição handicap увечье telesná chyba napaka hendikep handikapp ความพิการ özür, sakat 殘障 фізична вада ایک قسم کی جسمانی یا ذھنی معذوری tàn tật 残废

verb – past tense, past participle ˈhandicapped –

to make something (more) difficult for. He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness. belemmer, gekniehalter يُعيق، يسبب إعاقَه преча colocar em desvantagem handicapovat behindern hæmme; handicappe δυσχεραίνω, εμποδίζωobstaculizar, impedir, perjudicar takistama مانع شدن hankaloittaa handicaperנכה असमर्थ hendikepirati, opteretiti hátrányos helyzetbe hoz menyulitkan hindra, tálma svantaggiare, ostacolare 不利である 불리한 입장에 서게 하다 (su)trukdyti, apsunkinti kavēt hambat; halang hinderen, belemmeren, belemmering, handicap, hindernis bli/være handikappet, sette tilbake, hindre utrudniać, przeszkadzać مانع کیدل colocar em desvantagem a dezavantaja быть помехой handicapovať, znevýhodniť ovirati sprečiti handikappa เป็นอุปสรรคแก่ engellemek 妨礙 перешкоджати; заважати معذور ہونا gây khó khăn 妨碍，使不利

ˈhandicapped adjective

He is physically handicapped and cannot walk; a handicapped child. gestremd مُعاق с недъг deficiente handicapovaný behindert handicappet με αναπηρία, μειονεκτικόςdiscapacitado; deficiente vigane معلول vammainen handicapéמוגבל विकलांग invalidan (hendikepiran) fogyatékos bercacat fatlaður handicappato 身体障害のある 신체 장애가 있는 su negalia, neįgalus ar fizisku trūkumu; garīgi atpalicis/nepilnvērtīgs cacat gehandicapt, gebrekkighandikappet, ufør, vanførupośledzony معلول،نا توان diminuído handicapat физически неполноценный handicapovaný, postihnutý prizadet hendikepiran handikappad ซึ่งพิการ sakat, özürlü 殘障的 такий, що має якусь фізичну ваду معذور bị tàn tật 残疾的

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hand·i·cap

n. impedimento; obstáculo, desventaja;

handicapped person → persona desvalida, inválida, baldada, impedida.

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• What's your handicap? → مَا إِعَاقَتُكَ؟ → Jaký máš handicap? → Hvad er Deres handicap? → Was ist Ihr Handicap? → Ποιο είναι το χάντικάπ σας; → ¿Cuál es su hándicap? → Mikä on tasoituksenne? → Quel est votre handicap ? → Što je vaš hendikep? → Qual è il suo handicap? → あなたのハンディーキャップはどのくらいですか？ → 핸디캡이 얼마예요? → Wat is uw handicap? → Hvilket handicap har du? → Ile wynosi Panahandikap? → Qual é o seu handicap? → Каков Ваш гандикап? → Vad har ni för handicap? → แต้มต่อของคุณเท่าไร? → Handikapınız kaç? → Mức chấp của bạn là bao nhiêu? → 对你施加的不利条件是什么？
• My handicap is ... → إِعَاقَتِي ... → Můj handicap je ... → Mit handicap er ... → Mein Handicap ist ... → Το χάντικάπ μου είναι ... → Mi hándicap es ... → Tasoitukseni on ... → Mon handicap est … → Moj hendikep je → Il mio handicap è di ... → 私のハンディーキャップは･･･です → 내 핸디캡은 ...이에요 → Mijn handicap is ... → Mitt handicap er . → Mój handicap wynosi ... → Meu handicap é ... → Мой гандикап составляет ... → Mitt handicap är ... → แต้มต่อของฉันคือ...…. → Handikapım ... → Mức chấp của tôi là … → 对我施加的不利条件是…

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handicap

(ant) V. disability.

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