handicap

Noun

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. Hence the disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
3. 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.
4. (obsolete) An old game at cards. - Pepys

8 letters in word "handicap": A A C D H I N P.

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• Definitions:
• (See Disabled Individual.)
• a system used to equalize the abilities of differently skilled players for
• A system devised to make play between golfers of different standards an even match. Your handicap is the number of strokes over par you average over four rounds at a golf course. For instance, if your average score is 88 on a par 72 course, you are given a handicap of 16. ...
• To consider all the variables and try to select a winner of a race.
• A race in which the horses are assigned different amounts of weight to carry, according to their respective abilities and past performances. In theory, the purpose is to have all horses reach the finish line at the same time.
• To handicap is to assign a probability to the likelihood of winning a contest or series of contests. A person who handicaps is a handicapper.
• A number allotted to a player which reflects their ability or relative ability. It allows them to complete on an equal footing with other players
• A race in which the racing secretary assigns various weights to horses in an attempt to equalize their ability. The best horse in the race carries the most weight.
• A system used by bookmakers to make a one sided event become a more attractive betting proposition to the punter. For example, the weaker team may start with a one goal advantage. Known as the Spread in US sports. For fractional handicaps (0.5, 1.5 etc.), there is no possibility of a draw. ...
• A physical or attitudinal constraint imposed upon a person, regardless of whether or not that person has a disability.
• A system that theoretically enables players of all abilities to play on equal terms with each other. The handicap of a player is usually based on the average scores of a player set on a standard for a course.
• singles targets are shot at by shooters standing a minimum of 18 yards and a maximum of 27 yards from the trap.
• A deduction from a player’s gross score devised to match his score against par to equate differential abilities to other players
• (related - "handicap differential, handicap index, index") the average difference between a player's scores and a set standard, as calculated by specified procedures and formulas (more detail) Example: A handicap/index is mainly used in tournaments and wagers so that players of different levels ...
• The number of strokes a golfer can subtract from their real score to alter their scoring capability to the level of a scratch golfer. The handicap system is intended to permit golfers of dissimilar skill to essentially contend on an equal level.
• A calculation that makes all golfers equal
• A system often used when racing mixed fleets of boats to attempt to even out the different performances of the boats and enable boats that have different performance capabilities to race fairly against each other. ...
• Pins added to a bowler's score to equalize competition. The lower a bowler's average, the higher the handicap so that he/she will have a better opportunity to defeat a bowler with a higher average.
• A handicap race in which the weight each horse has to carry is individually allotted according to it's past performance to make the chances of all horses in the race more equal.
• This term designates a score adjustment based on the seeding.
• The position or mark from which a horse starts during a handicap race. For instance, those horses deemed less likely to win the event will start off the front, while the favoured runner may start off a handicap of 20 metres. This means the favourite will have to cover an extra 20 metres in the race.
• A method of biasing games so that weak and strong players have an equal probability of winning. This is done by giving the weaker player extra turns, indicated by sticks known as bisques.
• Is the advantage that the golf federation in each country gives to the golf player.
• team play is handicapped on the basis of ability. A team's handicap is the total of its players' goal ratings. The team with the lower handicap is awarded the difference in goals at the start of the match.
• The number of strokes a golfer deducts from his score to adjust it to par.
• disable: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" disability: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning hindrance: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
• Handicapping, in sport and games, is the practice of assigning advantage through scoring compensation or other advantage given to different contestants to equalize the chances of winning. The word also applies to the various methods by which the advantage is calculated. ...

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