handicap
/ˈhændɪkæp/
nogironlik taxminiy tarjima
Misollar
- His low schooling is a handicap.
- Tom won the race despite his handicap.
- You play golf? What's your handicap?
- You can get over the handicap soon.
- Having no will is the worst handicap.
- The blind young man has overcome his handicap.
ot noun
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Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
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.
A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook.
- (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages 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.
fe’l verb
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(by extension) To place at disadvantage.
The candidate was handicapped by her lack of experience.
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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.
- To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.