handicap

n. disadvantage, hindrance; physical disability

v. disable, restrict, hinder, impede

Handicapped or handicap may refer to:Disability, a human conditionHandicapping, various methods of leveling a sport or gameGolf handicap, a sport-specific handicapping methodHandicap principle, an evolutionary theorySelf-handicapping, a psychological method of finding something to blame for failure besides one's own inability
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Handicap /hand·i·cap/ any physical or mental defect, congenital or acquired, preventing or restricting a person from participating in normal life or [more]Handicap - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
(synonym) disability, disablement, impairment
(hypernym) unfitness, poor shape, bad condition
(hyponym) bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara
(derivation) disable, invalid, incapacitate
2. advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
(hypernym) advantage, vantage
(hyponym) penalty
3. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
(synonym) hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check
(hypernym) difficulty
(hyponym) albatross, millstone
(derivation) hinder, hamper
Verb
1. injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
(synonym) disable, invalid, incapacitate
(hypernym) injure, wound
(hyponym) hock
(derivation) disability, disablement, impairment
2. attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
(hypernym) bias
3. put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
(synonym) hinder, hamper
(hypernym) disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour
(derivation) hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check

n. (also: Handikap) handicap, disadvantage, hindrance