Handicap | Mean of handicap in English Dictionary
/ˈhændiˌkæp/
- Noun
- a physical or mental condition that may limit what a person can do
- a mental/physical handicap
- a problem, situation, or event that makes progress or success difficult
- His shyness was a handicap in his job.
- a number that shows a golfer's level of skill and that is used to allow golfers of different abilities to compete with each other
- She's been practicing a lot and her handicap has gone down from 18 to 12.
- a horse race in which some horses are required to carry more weight so that all the horses in the race will have an equal chance of winning
- Verb
- to make success or progress difficult for (someone)
- He was handicapped by his extreme shyness.
- to make a judgment about the likely winner of a race or contest
- handicap the horses in a race = handicap a race
- It's very hard to handicap the election at this point.
Những từ liên quan với HANDICAP
load, affliction, impediment, restrict, hinder, hamper, hamstring, hindrance, barrier, restriction, disability, drawback, impairment, obstacle