Straitjacket Definition
strātjakit
straitjacket, straitjackets
noun
straitjackets
A jacketlike device with sleeves that bind the arms tight against the body: used, as in a psychiatric ward, to restrain persons in a violent state.
Webster's New World
Anything that confines or limits.
Webster's New World
A metaphor used to describe a range of situations seen as (unpleasantly?) confining or restricting.
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Synonyms:
verb
To confine or restrict with or as with a straitjacket.
Webster's New World
(by extension) To restrict the freedom of, either physically or psychologically.
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straitjacket
Plural:
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