handicap (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 6 senses of the word *handicap*:
NOUN	state	handicap, disability, disablement, impairment	the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
	attribute	handicap	advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
	cognition	handicap, hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
VERB	body	handicap, disable, invalid, incapacitate	injure permanently
	competition	handicap	attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
	competition	handicap, hinder, hamper	put at a disadvantage

handicap pronunciation
Sounds	hhae'ndiykae.p
Rhymes	backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep...

Englishhandicap: 6 senses noun 1, state
Meaning	The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness.
Synonyms	disability, disablement, impairment
Narrower	amputation	A condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs
	anorgasmia	absence of an orgasm in sexual relations
	astasia	inability to stand due to muscular incoordination
	bow leg, bow legs, bandy legs	Outward curvature of the legs
	bowleg, bow leg, bandyleg, bandy leg, genu varum, tibia vara	A leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
	disability of walking	A disability that interferes with or prevents walking
	disintegration	A loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
	dysomia	impairment of the sense of smell
	dysphasia	An impairment of language / language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage
	hearing impairment, hearing disorder	impairment of the sense of hearing
	hypoesthesia, hypesthesia	impairment of tactile sensitivity
	knock-knee, genu valgum, tibia valga	An inward slant of the thigh
	pigeon toes	disability in which the toes are turned inward
	prolapse, prolapsus, descensus	The slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
	visual impairment, visual defect, vision defect, visual disorder	impairment of the sense of sight
Broader	unfitness, softness	Poor physical condition
Spanish	discapacidad, hándicap, incapacidad, invalidez, minusvalía, minusvalidez
Catalan	discapacitat, handicap, incapacitat, minusvalidesa
Verbs	handicap	injure permanently

Englishhandicap: 6 senses noun 2, attribute
Meaning	advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning.
Narrower	penalty	(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game / game
Narrower	scratch	(golf) a handicap of zero strokes
Broader	advantage, vantage	The quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Spanish	handicap, ventaja
Catalan	avantatge, handicap
Verbs	handicap	attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant

Englishhandicap: 6 senses noun 3, cognition
Meaning	Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.
Synonyms	hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check
Narrower	albatross, millstone	(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
	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
	obstacle, obstruction	Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
	straitjacket	Anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
Broader	difficulty	A factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
Spanish	estorbo, freno, impedimento, obstáculo
Catalan	força dissuasiva, fre, impediment, nosa, obstacle
Verbs	handicap	put at a disadvantage

Englishhandicap: 6 senses verb 1, body
Meaning	injure permanently.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonyms	disable, invalid, incapacitate
Narrower	hock	disable by cutting the hock
Broader	injure, wound	Cause injuries or bodily harm to
Spanish	discapacitar, incapacitar, invalidar
Catalan	incapacitar
Nouns	handicap	the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

Englishhandicap: 6 senses verb 2, competition
Meaning	attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Broader	bias	Influence in an unfair way
Spanish	dificultar, estorbar, perjudicar
Catalan	destorbar, dificultar, perjudicar
Nouns	handicap	advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
Nouns	handicapper	someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)

Englishhandicap: 6 senses verb 3, competition
Meaning	put at a disadvantage.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	hinder, hamper
Broader	disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour	put at a disadvantage
Catalan	dificultar
Nouns	handicap	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

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