handicap
🇺🇸
/ˈhændikæp/
🇬🇧
/ˈhændikæp/
noun
R
A condition that makes it hard to do things others can do.
His physical handicap makes walking difficult.
R
Something that makes doing something harder.
Not speaking the language was a big handicap for her.
R
A race where skilled players get a disadvantage to make it fair.
In the handicap race, faster runners start later.
R
In golf, the extra strokes a player usually needs to finish.
His golf handicap helps him compete with better players.
verb
R
To make something harder for someone to do.
Bad weather can handicap outdoor activities.
translation
A condition that makes it hard to do things others can do.; Something that makes doing something harder.; A race where skilled players get a disadvantage to make it fair.; In golf, the extra strokes a player usually needs to finish.
To make something harder for someone to do.
Word Forms
3rd Present
handicaps
Past
handicapped
Perfect
handicapped
Progressive
handicapping
Plural
handicaps