Handicapping

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Handicap \Hand"i*cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handicapped}
     (-k[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Handicapping}.]
     To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in
     general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was
     heavily handicapped.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  handicapping
       See {handicap}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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