handicap
English
Etymology
From hand in cap, in reference to holding the game stakes in a cap.
Pronunciation
Noun
handicap (plural handicaps)
- Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
- Age is often a handicap.
- Template:RQ:EHough PrqsPrc
- Captain Edward Carlisle […] felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, […]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
- An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
- The older boy won, even though his opponent had been granted a handicap of five meters.
- A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook.
- (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
- A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
- (obsolete, card games) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
- 1660, Samuel Pepys
- Here some of us fell to handicap, a sport that I never knew before, which was very good.
- 1660, Samuel Pepys
Derived terms
Translations
something that prevents, hampers, or hinders
allowance granted in a race to the competitor
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disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people
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race
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card game
Verb
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- (transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
- (transitive, figurative, by extension) To place at disadvantage.
- The candidate was handicapped by her lack of experience.
- To estimate betting odds.
- Grandpa Andy would buy the racing form the day ahead of time so he could handicap the race before he even arrived at the track.
Translations
to encumber
to place at disadvantage
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to estimate betting odds
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English handicap.
Pronunciation
Noun
handicap m (plural handicaps, diminutive handicapje n)
- disability
- handicap, disadvantage
- (sports, golf) handicap, measure of ability
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English handicap.
Pronunciation
Noun
handicap
- (anglicism) handicap (allowance)
Declension
Inflection of handicap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | handicap | handicapit | |
genitive | handicapin | handicapien | |
partitive | handicapia | handicapeja | |
illative | handicapiin | handicapeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | handicap | handicapit | |
accusative | nom. | handicap | handicapit |
gen. | handicapin | ||
genitive | handicapin | handicapien | |
partitive | handicapia | handicapeja | |
inessive | handicapissa | handicapeissa | |
elative | handicapista | handicapeista | |
illative | handicapiin | handicapeihin | |
adessive | handicapilla | handicapeilla | |
ablative | handicapilta | handicapeilta | |
allative | handicapille | handicapeille | |
essive | handicapina | handicapeina | |
translative | handicapiksi | handicapeiksi | |
abessive | handicapitta | handicapeitta | |
instructive | — | handicapein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Inflection of handicap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | handicap | handicapit | |
genitive | handicapin | handicapien | |
partitive | handicapiä | handicapejä | |
illative | handicapiin | handicapeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | handicap | handicapit | |
accusative | nom. | handicap | handicapit |
gen. | handicapin | ||
genitive | handicapin | handicapien | |
partitive | handicapiä | handicapejä | |
inessive | handicapissä | handicapeissä | |
elative | handicapistä | handicapeistä | |
illative | handicapiin | handicapeihin | |
adessive | handicapillä | handicapeillä | |
ablative | handicapiltä | handicapeiltä | |
allative | handicapille | handicapeille | |
essive | handicapinä | handicapeinä | |
translative | handicapiksi | handicapeiksi | |
abessive | handicapittä | handicapeittä | |
instructive | — | handicapein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Synonyms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English handicap.
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɑ̃.di.kap/
Audio: (file)
Noun
handicap m (plural handicaps)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “handicap”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English handicap.
Noun
handicap m (uncountable)
- handicap (disability; horserace)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English handicap.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: han‧di‧cap
Noun
handicap m (uncountable)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English handicap.
Pronunciation
Noun
handicap m (plural handicaps)
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