handicap

US /ˈhændiˌkæp/

UK /ˈhændikæp/

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noun

  • Disadvantage preventing you from making progress
  • (Offensive) a physical or mental disability
  • Number indicates a golf player's skill level
  • Race in which the fastest horses carry weights

verb

  • To make it difficult for someone to make progress
  • To add weight to horses in a race