straitjacket vs handicap

handicap vs straitjacket

straitjacket and handicap both are nouns.

straitjacket is not a verb while handicap is a verb.

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

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

straitjacket: anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
handicap: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

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

straitjacket (noun)	handicap (noun)
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	advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines	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

straitjacket (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 straitjacket and handicap

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