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♿ A disability ⛳ A fair advantage 🚧 A difficulty 🎲 To set odds 🚷 To limit ability
to handicap

to handicap

3 7.2
To predict the result of a race or match and set betting odds
  • verb
  • /ˈhændɪˌkæp/
  • Jargon
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  • Stu Rothenberg has pointed out, it's extremely difficult to handicap Clinton's chances in these early states simply because she has not shown her face in them for years.
  • handicap the race
  • handicap the field
  • to handicap

So you just like the thrill of like, oh, which horse is going to win if if you had to handicap the Carnival Virgin or third cruise ship race.

Examples

  • Here, at the Wynn in Vegas, it's about an hour until the Oregon-ASU game time, and I find this game to be a fascinating one to try to handicap.

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  • Finally, Bill Barnwell handicaps the NFL MVP race in Grantland.

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  • If you were to handicap it, I would say the top 5 on that list are the most likely to be dealt with.

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  • Howes is looking at presidential outcomes to handicap his race.

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  • What even though it's going so well for Kim Potter and her defense, how do you handicap her odds of an acquittal?

  • We can handicap this horserace, and it's McLame 2.0.

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  • If I were to handicap the 36th at this point, I would put Gael Tarleton in the best position, IMHO.

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  • Asked if Pierzynski, who turns 36 after his best offensive season, has a good chance of staying, Hahn said he wouldn't get into trying to handicap the odds.

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  • The expert analyst will handicap the horse race by considering the previous performance of all the competitors.

  • Before placing their bets, they need to handicap each team's chances in the upcoming match.

Compounds

handicap bet
  • Jargon
6.8

A bet that gives a weaker competitor a head start to make the contest more even

How Certain

to forecast
54 2.5
to handicap
  • Jargon
3 7.2
to predict
812 3.0
estimate
370 2.6
guess
768 1.0

Surface Forms

handicap infinitive
handicapping present participle
handicaps third person singular
handicapped past
handicapped past participle

Etymology

Handicap as a verb for betting comes from the same sports sense of judging skill and adding or taking away advantage, so people who 'handicap' a race judge each competitor and set the odds to match their chances.