Word Finder - handicaps

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Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.

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Age is often a handicap.

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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.

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A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook.

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(sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.

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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.

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(card game) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.

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To encumber with a handicap in any contest.

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(by extension) To place at disadvantage.

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The candidate was handicapped by her lack of experience.

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To estimate betting odds.

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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.

If successful this will prevent the brain damage that accounts for so many neurological handicaps in children.

We have received a lot of feedback from our non runners in 16 runner handicaps article.

I know you avoid handicaps and maidens but I still seem to pick a loser.

He was impetuous, intense and often vehement, unflinchingly courageous, devoted with his whole soul to the cause he had espoused; but his vanity, his pride of opinion and his inborn contentiousness were serious handicaps to him in his political career.

As with many other sports, pool players are graded on their ability through a system of handicaps.

Young children with physical handicaps, mental delays or mental illness, and complex medical conditions have become the fastest-growing foster care population.

Infants who are premature, mentally retarded, or have physical handicaps are more likely to provoke abuse from their caregiver than are infants without such problems.

Outcomes include an increased risk of long-term neurologic and behavioral handicaps, possible intrauterine demise, low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), and low body temperature (hypothermia).

It often is used for assessing children with speech, language, or hearing impairments, academic handicaps, or brain impairments, and for children who do not speak English.

Beginning in 1830, enumerators asked questions regarding physical or mental handicaps and citizenship.

In more modern times, the draft registrations would include physical characteristics, including any handicaps, next of kin and occupation.

Both physical handicaps and chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes, may be easier to manage in a home environment than in a traditional school setting.

Participating in, sponsoring and supporting rehabilitation programs for veterans with disabilities and handicaps including amputees, the blind and paraplegics.

His vanity, his pride of opinion and his inborn contentiousness were serious handicaps to him in his political career.

I tend not to focus too much on jockeys in sprint handicaps, bar the obvious.

Raising children with disabilities, handicaps, or special needs creates unique challenges for parents.