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Handicap
ˈhandɪkap
Handicap definitions
noun
handicap
handicaps
- a circumstance that makes progress or success difficult
"not being able to drive was something of a handicap"
- a condition that markedly restricts a person's ability to function physically, mentally, or socially
"he was born with a significant visual handicap"
- a disadvantage imposed on a superior competitor in sports such as golf, horse racing, and competitive sailing in order to make the chances more equal
- a race or contest in which a handicap is imposed
"the National Hunt Handicap Chase"
- the extra weight allocated to be carried in a race by a racehorse on the basis of its previous form to make its chances of winning the same as those of the other horses
- the number of strokes by which a golfer normally exceeds par for a course (used as a method of enabling players of unequal ability to compete with each other)
"he plays off a handicap of 10"