handicap

English

Etymology

From hand in cap, in reference to holding the game stakes in a cap.

Noun

handicap (plural handicaps)

  1. Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
    Age is often a handicap.
    • 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 639762314, page 0105:
      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.
  2. 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.
  3. (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
  4. 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.
  5. (obsolete, card game) 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.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

handicap (third-person singular simple present handicaps, present participle handicapping, simple past and past participle handicapped)

  1. (transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
  2. (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To place at disadvantage.
    The candidate was handicapped by her lack of experience.
  3. 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

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English handicap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛn.diˌkɛp/
  • (file)

Noun

handicap m (plural handicaps, diminutive handicapje n)

  1. disability
  2. handicap, disadvantage
  3. (sports, golf) handicap, measure of ability

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English handicap.

Noun

handicap

  1. (anglicism) handicap (allowance)

Declension

Inflection of handicap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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
instructive handicapein
abessive handicapitta handicapeitta
comitative handicapeineen
Inflection of handicap (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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
instructive handicapein
abessive handicapittä handicapeittä
comitative handicapeineen

Synonyms


French

Etymology

Borrowed from English handicap.

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɑ̃.di.kap/
  • (file)

Noun

handicap m (plural handicaps)

  1. handicap
  2. disability

Derived terms

Further reading


Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English handicap.

Noun

handicap m (invariable)

  1. handicap (disability; horserace)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English handicap.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: han‧di‧cap

Noun

handicap m (uncountable)

  1. handicap, disadvantage
  2. advantage

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English handicap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /andiˈkab/, [ãn̪d̪iˈkaβ]

Noun

handicap m (plural handicaps)

  1. handicap
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