HANDICAP

Definition:

1. [noun] the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
   Synonyms: disability, disablement, impairment
   
   
2. [noun] advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
   
   
3. [noun] something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
   Synonyms: hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check
   
   
4. [verb] injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
   Synonyms: disable, invalid, incapacitate
   
   
5. [verb] attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
   
   
6. [verb] put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
   Synonyms: hinder, hamper
   
   

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• hock
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• disability of walking
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• visual impairment, visual defect, vision defect, visual disorder
• prolapse, prolapsus, descensus
• hypoesthesia, hypesthesia
• knock-knee, genu valgum, tibia valga
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• bow leg, bow legs, bandy legs
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• albatross, millstone
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• drag
• obstacle, obstruction
• straitjacket