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STRAITJACKET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
straightjacket; straitjacket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("straitjacket" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
Example:
the government is operating in an economic straitjacket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("straitjacket" is a kind of...):
balk; baulk; check; deterrent; handicap; hinderance; hindrance; impediment (something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb straitjacket
