bowleg vs handicap

handicap vs bowleg

bowleg and handicap both are nouns.

bowleg is an adjective but handicap is not an adjective.

bowleg is not a verb while handicap is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bowleg	Yes	Yes	No	No
handicap	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

bowleg: 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 bowleg include leg, disability, disablement, impairment.

bowleg (noun)	handicap (noun)
a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)	advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
	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

bowleg (adjective)	handicap (adjective)
have legs that curve outward at the knees

bowleg (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

Difference between bowleg and handicap

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