Look up: Handicap

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   handicap
   [n] - advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning 2. [v] - attempt to forecast the winner (esp. in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant 3. [v] - put at a disadvantage
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   Handicap
   All players are rated on a scale of -2 to 10 (the higher the better). Although the word 'goal' is often used after the rating, it bears no relation to the number of goals a player scores in a match, but to his overall playing ability. A player's horsemanship, range of strokes, speed of play, team and game sense are the factors considered in determi
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   Handicap
   A system often used when racing mixed fleets of boats to attempt to even out the different performances of the boats and enable boats that have different performance capabilities to race fairly against each other. There are various different methods for applying the handicap to a boat's score or time in a race, one such is the RYA's Portsmouth Yardstick scheme.
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   handicap
   a disadvantage for a given person, resulting from an impairment or a disability, that limits or prevents the fulfilment of a role that is considered normal for that person; -WHO Category: Management in the public and private sector • a handicap occurs as a result of disability,but disability does not always constitute a handicap.A handicap may be said to exist when a disability causes ...
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   Handicap
   Hand'i·cap (hăn'dĭ*kăp) noun [ From hand in cap ; -- perhaps in reference to an old mode of settling a bargain by taking pieces of money from a cap.] 1. An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior adv ...
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   Handicap
   Hand'i·cap transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Handicapped (-kăpt); present participle & verbal noun Handicapping .] To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was heavily handicapped .
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   handicap
   1. A physical, mental, or emotional condition that interferes with an individual's normal functioning. ... 2. Reduction in a person's capacity to fulfill a social role as a consequence of an impairment, inadequate training for the role, or other circumstances. ... See: disability. ... 3. An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting ...
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   handicap
   hinder verb put at a disadvantage; `The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements`
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   Handicap
   `Handicapped` or `handicap` may refer to: *Disability, a human condition *Handicapping, various methods of leveling a sport or game **Golf handicap, a sport-specific handicapping method *Handicap principle, an evolutionary theory *Self-handicapping, a psychological method of finding something to blame for failure besides one's own inability
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    handicap
    (han´dĭ-kap) a term now considered offensive, used to refer to any physical or mental impairment or characteristic that prevents or restricts a person from participating independently in activities of daily living. the term is defined by the World Health Organization as a disadvantage that interferes with p...
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    Handicap
    • (n.) A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility, strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors. • (v. t.) To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was heavily handicap...
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    handicap
    in sports and games, method of offsetting the varying abilities or characteristics of competitors in order to equalize their chances of winning. ... [3 related articles]
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