handicap
noun
a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
was handicapping
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past progressiveof handicap.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Other residents said the federal investigation was handicapping the police at the worst possible time.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2012
