HANDICAP


Meaning of HANDICAP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hændikæp ]

( handicaps, handicapping, handicapped)

1.

A handicap is a physical or mental disability.

He lost his leg when he was ten, but learnt to overcome his handicap.

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2.

A handicap is an event or situation that places you at a disadvantage and makes it harder for you to do something.

Being a foreigner was not a handicap.

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3.

If an event or a situation handicaps someone or something, it places them at a disadvantage.

Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students...

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4.

In golf, a handicap is an advantage given to someone who is not a good player, in order to make the players more equal. As you improve, your handicap gets lower.

I see your handicap is down from 16 to 12.

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5.

In horse racing, a handicap is a race in which some competitors are given a disadvantage of extra weight in an attempt to give everyone an equal chance of winning.

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