handicap vs pigeon toes

pigeon toes vs handicap

handicap and pigeon toes both are nouns.

handicap is a verb but pigeon toes is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
handicap	Yes	No	Yes	No
pigeon toes	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pigeon toes is a hyponym of handicap; that is, pigeon toes is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than handicap:

handicap: the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
pigeon toes: disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee

Other hyponyms of handicap include bandy leg, bandyleg, bow leg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, anorgasmia, dysphasia, disability of walking, astasia, amputation, hearing disorder, hearing impairment, dysomia, vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment, descensus, prolapse, prolapsus, hypesthesia, hypoesthesia, genu valgum, knock-knee, tibia valga, bandy legs, bow leg, bow legs, disintegration.

handicap (noun)	pigeon toes (noun)
advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning	disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee
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

handicap (verb)	pigeon toes (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 handicap and pigeon toes

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