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handicap vs straitjacket

straitjacket vs handicap

handicap and straitjacket both are nouns.

handicap is a verb but straitjacket is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
handicap Yes No Yes No
straitjacket Yes No No No
As nouns, straitjacket is a hyponym of handicap; that is, straitjacket is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than handicap:
  • handicap: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
  • straitjacket: anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
Other hyponyms of handicap include albatross, millstone, bind, diriment impediment, drag, obstacle, obstruction.
handicap (noun) straitjacket (noun)
advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
handicap (verb) straitjacket (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 straitjacket

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