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1. (n.) straitjacket
a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violent person.
2. straitjacket
anything that severely confines or constricts.
3. (v.t.) straitjacket
to put in or as if in a straitjacket.
Etymology: (1805–15)
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1. (noun) straitjacket
anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
"they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
2. (noun) straitjacket, straightjacket
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
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