straitjacket
or straight·jack·et
[ streyt-jak-it ]
/ ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk ɪt /
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noun
a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
anything that severely confines, constricts, or hinders: Conventional attitudes can be a straitjacket, preventing original thinking.
verb (used with object) Also strait-jacket.
to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.
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British Dictionary definitions for straitjacket
straitjacket
/ (ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt) /
noun
Also called: straightjacket a jacket made of strong canvas material with long sleeves for binding the arms of violent prisoners or mentally ill patients
a severe restriction or limitation
verb
(tr) to confine in or as if in a straitjacket
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Medical definitions for straitjacket
straitjacket
n.
A long-sleeved jacketlike garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person.
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