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Adjective

Having a handicap

Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others

Verb

Past tense for act as an impediment to

Past tense for to cause to become physically weaker

Past tense for to limit or restrict

Past tense for put at an unfair disadvantage

Past tense for subject to a penalty or punishment

Past tense for to put down or control by cruelty or force

Past tense for to make something more complex

Past tense for make uniform in application or effect

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Adjective

Having a handicap

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

baulked^UK

balked^US

physically challenged

physically handicapped

physically impaired

having a mental disability

having learning difficulties

immobilized^US

immobilised^UK

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

defenceless^UK

defenseless^US

up creek without paddle

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“A special school for handicapped children.”

Adjective

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Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others

in reduced circumstances

in straitened circumstances

as poor as a church mouse

without two brass farthings to rub together

without two pennies farthings to rub together

unable to keep the wolf from the door

discriminated against

without two pennies to rub together

without two farthings to rub together

moneyless

boracic

without a sou

unable to make ends meet

without a brass farthing

inadequately serviced

in distressed circumstances

meager^US

meagre^UK

poor as a church mouse

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Verb

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Past tense for act as an impediment to

put at a disadvantage

placed at a disadvantage

put out of commission

baulked^UK

balked^US

thrown a spanner in the works of

threw a spanner in the works of

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

injured

incapacitated

straitened

put in an unfavourable position

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

put at an unfair disadvantage

neutralized^US

unfairly disadvantaged

neutralised^UK

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

clipped someone's wings

brought to screeching halt

prevented from making progress

rendered inoperative

ruined

screwed up

kept within the limits of

thrown monkey wrench in

made heavy

prevented from moving

immobilized^US

prevented from working

threw a spanner in the works

done a disservice to

inflicted a handicap on

threw monkey wrench in

immobilised^UK

thrown a spanner in the works

brought to a standstill

threw a spoke in the wheel of

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

given the run around

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

gave the run around

gave a disadvantage to

given a disadvantage to

put a spoke in someone's wheel

canceled^US

cancelled^UK

beat someone to the draw

put the chill on

kept at bay

put on the back burner

beat someone to the punch

ostracized^US

employed delaying tactics

ostracised^UK

monopolized^US

monopolised^UK

kicked the can down the road

beaten someone to the draw

corked

acted in advance of

beaten someone to it

brought to a screeching halt

rained on someone's parade

rendered null and void

slammed on the brakes

brought to a close

stolen a march on

beaten someone to the punch

took wind out of sails

taken wind out of sails

gave the thumbs down to

gave the red light to

given the red light to

given the thumbs down to

took a rain check on

taken a rain check on

thrown a monkey wrench in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works

blown the whistle on

blew the whistle on

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“And, more importantly, it may be a decision that could handicap the sponsor's future development efforts.”

Verb

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Past tense for to cause to become physically weaker

immobilised^UK

immobilized^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

brought someone to their knees

sapped the strength of

shrivelled^UK

shriveled^US

reduced the powers of

pulled the teeth of

removed the sting from

confined to a wheelchair

wore oneself to a shadow

ran into the ground

worn oneself to a shadow

wore oneself to a frazzle

worn oneself to a frazzle

took the edge off

taken the edge off

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Verb

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Past tense for to limit or restrict

Verb

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Past tense for put at an unfair disadvantage

penalised^UK

penalized^US

unfairly disadvantaged

put at a disadvantage

caused to suffer

put at an unfair disadvantage

put in an unfavourable position

inflicted a handicap on

put a hindrance in the way of

put a impediment in the way of

put a stumbling block in the way of

Verb

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Past tense for subject to a penalty or punishment

Verb

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Past tense for to put down or control by cruelty or force

tyrannised^UK

tyrannized^US

ridden roughshod over

brought someone to their knees

brought under the yoke

put the squeeze on

ruled with a rod of iron

ruled with an iron hand

Verb

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Past tense for to make something more complex

Verb

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Past tense for make uniform in application or effect

equalised^UK

equalized^US

leveled^US

levelled^UK

balanced

matched

equated

regularised^UK

regularized^US

rivalled^UK

rivaled^US

socialised^UK

socialized^US

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