handicap

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
• the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
• injure permanently
• put at a disadvantage
• advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
• attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
• An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages
• 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
• An old game at cards
• To encumber with a handicap in any contest

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