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straitjacket

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(strāt′jak′it)

strait•jack•et or straight•jack•et /ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt/USA pronunciation n.

[countable]

a garment made of strong material, often strapped in the back, designed to keep the arms tightly bound:The attendants put the violently deranged man in a straitjacket.
anything that severely constricts or prevents (one) from progress, activity, or the like:High interest rates are a straitjacket on the economy.

v. [~ + object]

to put in or as if in a straitjacket:The government straitjacketed any expression of free thought.

See -strain-.

strait•jack•et (strāt′jak′it),USA pronunciation n.

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.

v.t. Also, strait′-jack′et.

to put in or as in a straitjacket:Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.Also, straightjacket.

strait + jacket 1805–15

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straitjacket /ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt/ n

Also called: straightjacket a jacket made of strong canvas material with long sleeves for binding the arms of violent prisoners or psychiatric patients
a severe restriction or limitation

(transitive) to confine in or as if in a straitjacket

'straitjacket' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

straightjacket - camisole - raving

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