Plural of handicap
regular plural
The plural of handicap is handicaps.
Forms of handicap
| Singular | handicap /ˈhændikæp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | handicaps |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Handicaps in a sentence
- In other words, the assessment process handicaps management by limiting the evolution of bluffable signals.1998, Donald Henry Owings, Eugene S. Morton, Animal vocal communication: a new approach. From the entry bluffable
- The Ministry of Health deals with schools for debiles with multiple handicaps and for “imbeciles.”1974, Edwin W. Martin, Jr.; Donald Blodgett; Stella A. Edwards; William C. Geer; John W. Melcher, “Administration of Education for…. From the entry debile
- Even children with minor or correctable handicaps such as harelip, cleft palate, crossed eyes, or clubfoot were classed as "unadoptable".1973, Colette Taube Dywasuk, Adoption — Is It for You?. From the entry unadoptable
- This event is a handicap affair and it is necessary to have competitors’ times taken in order to arrange handicaps.1945 December 11, “Polar Bear Swim Dec. 25”, in Victoria Daily Times, volume 107, number 135, Victoria, B.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11…. From the entry polar-bear dip
- A Wop has to overcome more handicaps than a pure Anglo-Saxon, therefore he has to run twice as fast, or else he will be treated forever as a Wop.1999, Salvatore John LaGumina, Wop!: A Documentary History of Anti-Italian Discrimination in the United States, Guernica Editions, →ISBN…. From the entry wop
Meaning of handicap
- noun Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
- noun An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
- noun An individual's physical or mental disadvantage or disability.
Questions about the plural of handicap
- What is the plural of handicap?
- The plural of handicap is handicaps.
- Is handicap countable?
- Handicap is a countable and uncountable noun.
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