handicap

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1. advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	advantage, vantage,
definition	:	the quality of having a superior or more favorable position (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	penalty,
definition	:	(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	scratch,
definition	:	(golf) a handicap of zero strokes (noun.attribute)

2. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	difficulty,
definition	:	a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	albatross, millstone,
definition	:	(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	bind,
definition	:	something that hinders as if with bonds (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	diriment impediment,
definition	:	(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	drag,
definition	:	something that slows or delays progress (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	obstacle, obstruction,
definition	:	something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	straitjacket,
definition	:	anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines (noun.cognition)

3. the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness (noun.state)

hypernym	:	softness, unfitness,
definition	:	poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury) (noun.state)

hyponym	:	bandy leg, bandyleg, bow leg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara,
definition	:	a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee) (noun.body)

hyponym	:	anorgasmia,
definition	:	absence of an orgasm in sexual relations (noun.state)

hyponym	:	dysphasia,
definition	:	an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage (noun.state)

hyponym	:	disability of walking,
definition	:	a disability that interferes with or prevents walking (noun.state)

hyponym	:	astasia,
definition	:	inability to stand due to muscular incoordination (noun.state)

hyponym	:	amputation,
definition	:	a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs (noun.state)

hyponym	:	hearing disorder, hearing impairment,
definition	:	impairment of the sense of hearing (noun.state)

hyponym	:	dysomia,
definition	:	impairment of the sense of smell (noun.state)

hyponym	:	vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment,
definition	:	impairment of the sense of sight (noun.state)

hyponym	:	descensus, prolapse, prolapsus,
definition	:	the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) (noun.state)

hyponym	:	hypesthesia, hypoesthesia,
definition	:	impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity (noun.state)

hyponym	:	genu valgum, knock-knee, tibia valga,
definition	:	an inward slant of the thigh (noun.state)

hyponym	:	pigeon toes,
definition	:	disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee (noun.state)

hyponym	:	bandy legs, bow leg, bow legs,
definition	:	outward curvature of the legs (noun.state)

hyponym	:	disintegration,
definition	:	a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system (noun.state)

4. injure permanently (verb.body)

hypernym	:	injure, wound,
definition	:	cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body)

hyponym	:	hock,
definition	:	disable by cutting the hock (verb.body)

5. put at a disadvantage (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour,
definition	:	put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm (verb.social)

6. attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	bias,
definition	:	influence in an unfair way (verb.competition)

7. advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	handicap,
definition	:	attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant (verb.competition)

8. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	deter, discourage,
definition	:	try to prevent; show opposition to (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hamper, handicap, hinder,
definition	:	put at a disadvantage (verb.competition)

derivation	:	hinder, impede,
definition	:	be a hindrance or obstacle to (verb.social)

derivation	:	block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy,
definition	:	hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (verb.social)

derivation	:	deterrent,
definition	:	tending to deter (adj.all)

9. the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness (noun.state)

derivation	:	disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid,
definition	:	injure permanently (verb.body)

derivation	:	disable, disenable, incapacitate,
definition	:	make unable to perform a certain action (verb.change)

derivation	:	disabled, handicapped,
definition	:	incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness (adj.all)

10. injure permanently (verb.body)

derivation	:	invalid, shut-in,
definition	:	someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury (noun.person)

derivation	:	disability, disablement, handicap, impairment,
definition	:	the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness (noun.state)

11. put at a disadvantage (verb.competition)

derivation	:	bond, hamper, shackle, trammel,
definition	:	a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment,
definition	:	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition)

12. attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant (verb.competition)

derivation	:	handicap,
definition	:	advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	handicapper, odds-maker,
definition	:	someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) (noun.person)

13. advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	handicap,
definition	:	attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant (verb.competition)

14. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	deter, discourage,
definition	:	try to prevent; show opposition to (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hamper, handicap, hinder,
definition	:	put at a disadvantage (verb.competition)

derivation	:	hinder, impede,
definition	:	be a hindrance or obstacle to (verb.social)

derivation	:	block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy,
definition	:	hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of (verb.social)

derivation	:	deterrent,
definition	:	tending to deter (adj.all)

15. the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness (noun.state)

derivation	:	disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid,
definition	:	injure permanently (verb.body)

derivation	:	disable, disenable, incapacitate,
definition	:	make unable to perform a certain action (verb.change)

derivation	:	disabled, handicapped,
definition	:	incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness (adj.all)

16. injure permanently (verb.body)

derivation	:	invalid, shut-in,
definition	:	someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury (noun.person)

derivation	:	disability, disablement, handicap, impairment,
definition	:	the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness (noun.state)

17. put at a disadvantage (verb.competition)

derivation	:	bond, hamper, shackle, trammel,
definition	:	a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment,
definition	:	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition)

18. attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant (verb.competition)

derivation	:	handicap,
definition	:	advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	handicapper, odds-maker,
definition	:	someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race) (noun.person)

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