Definitions of Handicap [ˈhæn diˌkæp]

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Definition of 'Handicap'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) handicap
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.  handicap
the disadvantage or advantage itself.

3.  handicap
any disadvantage that makes success more difficult.

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

5. (v.t.) handicap
to place at a disadvantage; hinder.

6.  handicap
to assign handicaps to (competitors).

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

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

Etymology: (1640–50; orig. hand i' cap hand in cap, referring to a drawing before a horse race)

Definition of 'Handicap'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) disability, disablement, handicap, impairment
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
"reading disability"; "hearing impairment"

2. (noun) handicap
advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning

3. (verb) hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

4. (verb) disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap
injure permanently
"He was disabled in a car accident"

5. (verb) handicap
attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

6. (verb) handicap, hinder, hamper
put at a disadvantage
"The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"

Definition of 'Handicap'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) handicap
a permanent physical or mental disability
a physical/mental handicap

2. handicap
a disadvantage
Being older should not be seen as a handicap.

Definition of 'Handicap'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Handicap
an allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or ten pounds, and the like

2. (noun) Handicap
a race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility, strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors

3. (noun) Handicap
an old game at cards

4. (verb) Handicap
to encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was heavily handicapped

Translation of 'Handicap'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: something that makes doing something more difficult The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.
Afrikaans: belemmering	Arabic: عائِق	Bulgarian: пречка
Brazilian: impedimento	Czech: postižení (tělesné)	German: die Behinderung
Danish: handicap	Greek: εμπόδιο, μειονέκτημα	Spanish: obstáculo, impedimento
Estonian: takistus	Farsi: مانع	Finnish: haitta
French: handicap	Hebrew: מִגבָּלָה	Hindi: असमर्थ
Croatian: teškoca, hendikep	Hungarian: hátrány	Indonesian: hambatan
Icelandic: fötlun; annmarki	Italian: svantaggio, handicap	Japanese: 不利な条件
Korean: 불리한 조건	Lithuanian: kliūtis, kliuvinys	Latvian: trūkums; kavēklis
Malay: hambatan	Dutch: handicap, hindernis	Norwegian: handikap, hemsko
Polish: przeszkoda, utrudnienie	Persian: مانع	Pashto: مانع
Portuguese: impedimento	Romanian: handicap	Russian: помеха
Slovak: (telesné) postihnutie	Slovenian: ovira	Serbian: hendikep
Swedish: handikapp	Thai: อุปสรรค	Turkish: engel, elverişsiz durum
Taiwanese: 妨礙	Ukrainian: завада, перешкода	Urdu: کوئی رکاوٹ، مشکل
Vietnamese: điều bất lợi	Chinese: 障碍，不利条件
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