handicap
/ˈhændikæp/ verb C2- To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
- To place at disadvantage. · The candidate was handicapped by her lack of experience.
- To estimate betting odds. · Grandpa Andy would buy the racing form the day ahead of time so he could handicap the race before he even arrived at the track.
He/she/it handicaps · Past handicapped · Past participle handicapped · -ing form handicapping
Verb forms
- Base form
- handicap
- He/she/it
- handicaps
- Past
- handicapped
- Past participle
- handicapped
- -ing form
- handicapping
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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He who has been denied the spectacle of a busy Manhattan broker during a rush of business is handicapped for the profession of anthropology.
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