drag vs handicap

handicap vs drag

drag and handicap both are nouns.

drag and handicap both are verbs.

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

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

drag: something that slows or delays progress
handicap: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

Other hypernyms of drag include balk, baulk, check, deterrent, hinderance, hindrance, impediment.

drag (noun)	handicap (noun)
the act of dragging (pulling with force)	advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)	the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
something tedious and boring
something that slows or delays progress
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

drag (verb)	handicap (verb)
proceed for an extended period of time	injure permanently
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting	put at a disadvantage
suck in or take (air)	attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
pull, as against a resistance
draw slowly or heavily
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
to lag or linger behind
walk without lifting the feet
move slowly and as if with great effort
use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Difference between drag and handicap

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