資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Handicap \Hand"i*cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handicapped}; 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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

handicapping
     See {handicap}

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}]
     [also: {handicapping}, {handicapped}]

handicap
     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}]