millstone vs handicap

handicap vs millstone

millstone and handicap both are nouns.

millstone is not a verb while handicap is a verb.

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

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

millstone: (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
handicap: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

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

millstone (noun)	handicap (noun)
one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain	advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
any load that is difficult to carry	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps	the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

millstone (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

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