Definition of HANDICAP

handicap

Meanings

  • the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
  • advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
  • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  • injure permanently
  • attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
  • put at a disadvantage

Scrabble Score: 16

handicap is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
handicap is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
handicap is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

handicap is a valid Words With Friends word