bow leg vs handicap

bow leg and handicap both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bow leg	Yes	No	No	No
handicap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, handicap is a hypernym of bow leg; that is, handicap is a word with a broader meaning than bow leg:

bow leg: a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
handicap: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

Other hypernyms of bow leg include leg, disability, disablement, impairment.

As nouns, handicap is a hypernym of bow leg; that is, handicap is a word with a broader meaning than bow leg:

bow leg: outward curvature of the legs
handicap: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

Other hypernyms of bow leg include disability, disablement, impairment.

bow leg (noun)	handicap (noun)
a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)	advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
outward curvature of the legs	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
	the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

bow leg (verb)	handicap (verb)
	injure permanently
	put at a disadvantage
	attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant