Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - handicap
Handicap
handicap
n. & v. --n. 1 a a disadvantage imposed on a superior competitor in order to make the chances more equal. b a race or contest in which this is imposed. 2 the number of strokes by which a golfer normally exceeds par for the course. 3 a thing that makes progress or success difficult. 4 a physical or mental disability. --v.tr. (handicapped, handicapping) 1 impose a handicap on. 2 place (a person) at a disadvantage. Derivatives handicapper n. Etymology: prob. from the phrase hand i' (= in) cap describing a kind of sporting lottery
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I. noun Etymology: obsolete English ~, a game in which forfeit money was held in a cap, from hand in cap Date: 1754 1. a race or contest in which an artificial advantage is given or disadvantage imposed on a contestant to equalize chances of winning, an advantage given or disadvantage imposed usually in the form of points, strokes, weight to be carried, or distance from the target or goal, 2. a disadvantage that makes achievement unusually difficult, a physical disability, II. transitive verb (-capped; -capping) Date: 1852 1. to give a ~ to, to assess the relative winning chances of (contestants) or the likely winner of (a contest), to put at a disadvantage ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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