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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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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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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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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