Examples of 'handicap' in a sentence
Meaning of "handicap"
handicap (noun) - a disadvantage or restriction, usually physical or mental, that makes achievement or success more difficult for the person who has it. This term is commonly used in sports to refer to a disadvantage that is imposed on an opponent to equalize chances of winning
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- Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
- 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.
- 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.
How to use "handicap" in a sentence
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This is a major handicap in addressing the issue.
Handicap contest he finished sixth on both events.
I do not need a handicap to whip your ass.
A handicap can be useful for developing a society.
You are born with a handicap in your legs.
Natural handicap payments to farmers in mountain areas.
You will know what a handicap is in a minute.
This handicap affected his career as an ethnologist.
There is no need to handicap ourselves in this way.
The handicap was lifted three years later.
They are with the handicap awareness group.
Your handicap could cost me their lives.
I will give you a handicap to make it fair.
His knowledge of the gallery is a serious handicap.
He turned his handicap into an awesome weapon.
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We have not got the handicap yet.
Maximum handicap payment for mountain areas.
Rates of disability and handicap among children.
I had a handicap car with an electric door.
More than one way to handicap a horse.
There is a handicap stall in the ladies room.
Depends on you because of a mental or physical handicap.
Other aspects of the handicap affecting communication.
No newspaper can function under this handicap.
Forget your handicap now only a little.
Would accept deafness or other slight handicap.
But you do not handicap these things.
Some dickhead illegally parked in a handicap space.
Origin of the handicap and development details.
Report any man with an injury or a handicap.
That to be male was a handicap and manhood an illness.
Two hundred yards running is considerable of a handicap.
The presence of handicap was more prevalent in females.
Persons with a physical and mental handicap.
It could handicap me for next time.
You will also need my handicap placard.
Parks in the handicap every time he comes to town.
These differences were a serious handicap for industry.
Second handicap since you are gimpy.
I guess a bad leg is no handicap at that rank.
The shareholders are always uncertain about my handicap.
No one wants to watch a handicap struggle for independence.
Your weight goes down with your handicap.
Must have an established handicap in the corresponding format.
You know it played havoc with my handicap.
You do not know what a handicap it is to be born rich.
Or people affected by some kind of mobility handicap.
The emotions can be a handicap in my business.
Perhaps the gauntlets are a bit of a handicap.
Just the old handicap acting up.
