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Adjective handicapped has 1 sense

disabled, handicapped, incapacitated - incapacitated by injury or illness
Antonyms: fit, healthy (indirect, via unfit)

Verb handicap has 3 senses

disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap - injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
--₁ is one way to injure, wound

Derived form: noun handicap₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
handicap - attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
--₂ is one way to bias

Derived forms: noun handicap₂, noun handicapper₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
handicap, hinder, hamper - put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
--₃ is one way to disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour

Derived form: noun handicap₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody