Handicap
/ˈhændɪkæp/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Handicap
noun
- Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
"Age is often a handicap."
- 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.
"A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook."
- (sometimes considered offensive) 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.
- (card game) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
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