Handicaps: meaning, definitions and examples
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handicaps
[ หhandษชkรฆps ]
in sports
Physical or mental disadvantages that affect a person's ability to perform certain tasks, especially in sports.
Synonyms
challenges, disabilities, limitations
Examples of usage
- The golfer overcame his handicaps to win the tournament.
- Some sports events have separate categories for athletes with handicaps.
in sports
To assign a disadvantage to a competitor in order to equalize chances of winning.
Synonyms
disadvantage, impair, penalize
Examples of usage
- The race committee decided to handicap the fastest runner by making him start last.
- Handicapping is a common practice in horse racing.
Translations
Translations of the word "handicaps" in other languages:
๐ต๐น desvantagens
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเคฟเคเคฒเคพเคเคเคคเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช Behinderungen
๐ฎ๐ฉ cacat
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะตะดะพะปัะบะธ
๐ต๐ฑ utrudnienia
๐ฏ๐ต ้ๅฎณ
๐ซ๐ท handicaps
๐ช๐ธ desventajas
๐น๐ท dezavantajlar
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฅ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุนูุจุงุช
๐จ๐ฟ postiลพenรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ postihnutia
๐จ๐ณ ้็ข
๐ธ๐ฎ ovire
๐ฎ๐ธ hรถmlur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะบะตะดะตัะณัะปะตั
๐ฌ๐ช แจแแแฆแฃแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ maneษlษr
๐ฒ๐ฝ desventajas
Word origin
The term 'handicap' originated in the late 17th century from the phrase 'hand in cap', which referred to a method of starting a race with each participant putting a hand in a cap to draw lots determining the conditions of the race. Over time, the term evolved to encompass both physical and mental disadvantages as well as the practice of assigning disadvantages in sports competitions.