handicap

n. போட்டியிடுபவர்களிடையே சமவாய்ப்புக்கு வகை செய்யப் பெற்றுள்ள பந்தயம்-போட்டி, கூடுதலான சுமை, இடையூறு, தடங்கல், (வி) போட்டியிடுபவர்மேல் தடைவிதி, ஒருவரை வாய்ப்புக் குறைவான நிலையில் இருத்து.

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Hand"i*cap, n. Etym: [From hand in cap; -- perh. in reference to an old mode of setting a bargain by taking pieces of money from a cap.] 1. An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or ten pounds, and the like. 2. A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility, strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors. 3. An old game at cards. [Obs.] Pepys. Hand"i*cap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handicapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Handicapping.] Defn: To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was heavily handicapped.

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