How To Spell handicap?
How to Pronounce handicap?
Correct pronunciation for the word "handicap" is [hˈandɪkˌap], [hˈandɪkˌap], [h_ˈa_n_d_ɪ_k_ˌa_p].
Definition of handicap
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To hinder.
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An old game at cards.
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In a race, when the better runners are weighted or held back, so that all may have an equal chance of winning; allowance made to the weaker in any contest.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
What are the misspellings for handicap?
What are similar-sounding words for handicap?
What is the present tense of Handicap?
What is the past tense of Handicap?
What is the adjective for handicap?
The adjective form of the word "handicap" is "handicapped".
Usage over time for handicap:
This graph shows how "handicap" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of handicap?
The plural of the "handicap" can be the "handicaps".
What is the singular form of handicap?
The singular of the "handicap" can be the "handicap".
Synonyms for Handicap:
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v.
• disable- impair ,
- benumb ,
- deaden ,
- anesthetize ,
- dull ,
- cramp ,
- disable ,
- disarm ,
- botch ,
- incapacitate ,
- abrogate ,
- cripple ,
- enfeeble .
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n.
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- affliction ,
- hold back .
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- disabled ,
- accessible ,
- ataxia ,
- dumb .
- complaint ,
- disease ,
- bug ,
- fever ,
- debility ,
- infirmity ,
- disorder ,
- complication ,
- illness ,
- condition ,
- breakdown ,
- apoplexy ,
- affection ,
- curse ,
- infection ,
- attack ,
- ailment ,
- feverishness ,
- indisposition ,
- collapse ,
- decrepitude ,
- ague ,
- infliction .
- balk .
Nearby words
Resources
- Correct spelling for handicap [Infographic] | Spellchecker.net
- handicap - English spelling dictionary
- Handicap | Definition of handicap by Merriam-Webster
- Handicap definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
- Handicap | Definition of handicap at Dictionary.com
- Handicap dictionary definition | handicap defined