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STRAIGHTJACKET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does straightjacket mean?
• STRAIGHTJACKET (noun)
The noun STRAIGHTJACKET has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: STRAIGHTJACKET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
straightjacket; straitjacket
Hypernyms ("straightjacket" is a kind of...):
garment (an article of clothing)
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