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Defenition of the word straitjacket

    • Defenition of the word straitjacket

      • A garment shaped like a jacket with overlong sleeves that can be tied to the back the wearer to restrain him or her.
      • a jacket-like garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
      • anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
      • a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
      • anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines

    Synonyms for the word straitjacket

      • straightjacket

    Hypernyms for the word straitjacket

      • balk
      • baulk
      • check
      • deterrent
      • garment
      • handicap
      • hinderance
      • hindrance
      • impediment

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