Noun

• S: (n) disability, disablement, handicap, impairment (the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness) "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
• S: (n) handicap (advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning)
• S: (n) hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap (something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress)

Verb

• S: (v) disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap (injure permanently) "He was disabled in a car accident"
• S: (v) handicap (attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) handicap [Related to: handicap] (advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning)
• W: (n) handicapper [Related to: handicap] (someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race))
• sentence frame
• Somebody ----s something
• Somebody ----s somebody
• Something ----s somebody
• Something ----s something
• S: (v) handicap, hinder, hamper (put at a disadvantage) "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"