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hand⋅i⋅cap
[han-dee-kap] 
noun, verb, -capped, -cap⋅ping.–noun
| 1. | a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning. |
| 2. | the disadvantage or advantage itself. |
| 3. | any disadvantage that makes success more difficult: The main handicap of our business is lack of capital. |
| 4. | a physical or mental disability making participation in certain of the usual activities of daily living more difficult. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to place at a disadvantage; disable or burden: He was handicapped by his injured ankle. |
| 6. | to subject to a disadvantageous handicap, as a competitor of recognized superiority. |
| 7. | to assign handicaps to (competitors). |
| 8. | Sports.
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Origin:
1640–50; 1870–75 for def. 8; orig. hand i' cap hand in cap, referring to a drawing before a horse race
1640–50; 1870–75 for def. 8; orig. hand i' cap hand in cap, referring to a drawing before a horse race
Synonyms:
5. hinder, impede, cripple, incapacitate.
5. hinder, impede, cripple, incapacitate.
Antonyms:
5. aid, assist, help.
5. aid, assist, help.
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| hand·i·cap (hān'dē-kāp') n.
[From obsolete hand in cap, a game in which forfeits were held in a cap.] |
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Handicap
Hand"i*cap\, n. [From hand in cap; -- perh. in reference to an old mode of setting a bargain by taking pieces of money from a cap.]1. 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. 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. An old game at cards. [Obs.] --Pepys.Handicap
Hand"i*cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handicapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Handicapping.] To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was heavily handicapped.
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Language Translation for : handicap
Spanish:
obstáculo, impedimento,
German:
die Behinderung,
Japanese:
不利な条件
handicap
c.1653, from hand in cap, a game whereby two bettors would engage a neutral umpire to determine the odds in an unequal contest. The bettors would put their hands holding forfeit money into a hat or cap. The umpire would announce the odds and the bettors would withdraw their hands -- hands full meaning that they accepted the odds and the bet was on, hands empty meaning they did not accept the bet and were willing to forfeit the money. If one forfeited, then the money went to the other. If both agreed on either forfeiting or going ahead with the wager, then the umpire kept the money as payment. The custom, though not the name, is attested from 14c. Reference to horse racing is 1754 (Handy-Cap Match), where the umpire decrees the superior horse should carry extra weight as a "handicap;" this led to sense of "encumbrance, disability" first recorded 1890. The verb sense of "equalize chances of competitors" is first recorded 1852, but is implied in the horse-race sense. Meaning "put at a disadvantage" is 1864. The main modern sense, "disability," is the last to develop; handicapped (adj.) is 1915.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: han·di·cap
Function: noun
: a physical disability (as a bodily impairment or a devastating disease)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: hand·i·cap
Pronunciation: 'han-di-"kap
Function: noun
: a disadvantage that makes achievement unusually difficult;especially : a physical disability
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handicap hand·i·cap (hān'dē-kāp')
n.
A physical, mental, or emotional condition that interferes with one's normal functioning.
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