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handicap

გამოთქმა: /ˈhandɪkap/

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Universal
  • 1a condition that markedly restricts a person’s ability to function physically, mentally, or socially:he was born with a significant visual handicap
  • a circumstance that makes progress or success difficult:not being able to drive was something of a handicap
  • 2a disadvantage imposed on a superior competitor in sports such as golf, horse racing, and competitive sailing in order to make the chances more equal.
  • a race or contest in which a handicap is imposed: [in names]:the National Hunt Handicap Chase
  • the extra weight allocated to be carried in a race by a racehorse on the basis of its previous form to make its chances of winning the same as those of the other horses.
  • the number of strokes by which a golfer normally exceeds par for a course (used as a method of enabling players of unequal ability to compete with each other):he plays off a handicap of 10

ზმნა

Universal
  • act as an impediment to:lack of funding has handicapped the development of research
  • place (someone) at a disadvantage:her lack of formal training handicapped her

out of the handicap

Horse Racing having a handicap rating that would merit carrying a weight below the minimum specified for a race: the horse was 13 lb out of the handicap

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