HANDICAP
- to hinder (to impede (to obstruct the progress of)) [v HANDICAPPED, HANDICAPPING, HANDICAPS]
- 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)
- A condition that markedly restricts a person's ability to function physically, mentally, or socially
- A circumstance that makes progress or success difficult
- The extra weight to be carried in a race by a racehorse on the basis of its previous performance to make its chances of winning the same as those of the other horses
- 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 such a disadvantage is imposed
- to hinder (to impede (to retard by obstructing)) [v HANDICAPPED, HANDICAPPING, HANDICAPS]
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