straightjacket
[ streyt-jak-it ]
/ ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk ɪt /
noun, verb (used with object)
Words nearby straightjacket
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strain,
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Definition for straightjacket (2 of 2)
straitjacket
or straight·jack·et
[ streyt-jak-it ]
/ ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk ɪt /
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-jack·et.
to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.
Example sentences from the Web for straightjacket
She must put the straightjacket on the patient when I have talked to him and given the order!
Plays: The Father; Countess Julie; The Outlaw; The Stronger |August StrindbergWe must try to prevent further violence and the doctor has sent to the hospital for a straightjacket.
Plays: The Father; Countess Julie; The Outlaw; The Stronger |August StrindbergI always scheduled her last, so that I could exceed the 45 minutes straightjacket of the classic therapy session.
The Capgras Shift |Sam Vaknin
British Dictionary definitions for straightjacket (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for straightjacket (2 of 2)
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
Medical definitions for straightjacket
straitjacket
n.
A long-sleeved jacketlike garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person.