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Meaning
Noun
●
Something that
prevents
,
hampers
, or hinders.
●
In Sports & Disability:
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.
●
In Disability:
The
disadvantage
itself,
in particular
physical or
mental
disadvantage
s 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.
●
In Card games & Disability:
An
old
card game
,
similar
to lanterloo.
●
Synonym of
hand-in-cap
(“old English
trading
game”)
Verb
●
To
encumber
with a
handicap
in any contest.
●
In Disability:
To place at disadvantage.
●
To
estimate
betting
odds.
Sourced from
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Synonyms
Hand-In-Cap
Hindrance
Disabilities
Hinder
Disability
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Incapacity
Detriment
Reward
Unbalance
Limit
Skill
Problem
Impairments
Ailment
Trait
Threaten
Illness
Harm
Qualifier
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Disorder
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Sprinter
Barrier
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