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STRAITJACKET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does straitjacket mean? 

STRAITJACKET (noun)
  The noun STRAITJACKET has 2 senses:

1. anything immaterial that severely hinders or confinesplay

2. a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent personplay

  Familiarity information: STRAITJACKET used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRAITJACKET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

the government is operating in an economic straitjacket

Hypernyms ("straitjacket" is a kind of...):

balk; baulk; check; deterrent; handicap; hinderance; hindrance; impediment (something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress)


Sense 2

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 ("straitjacket" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)


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