straitjacket (redirected from straitjackets)

strait·jack·et also straight·jack·et  (strtjkt)

n.

1. A long-sleeved jacketlike garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent patient or prisoner.

2. Something that restricts, hinders, or confines: the straitjacket of bureaucratic paperwork.

tr.v. strait·jack·et·ed, strait·jack·et·ing, strait·jack·ets

To restrain, restrict, or hinder by or as if by confining in a straitjacket.

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straitjacket

Noun

1. a strong canvas jacket with long sleeves used to bind the arms of a violent person

2. anything which holds back or restricts development or freedom: exporters are wrapped in a straitjacket of regulations

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" deterrent, hinderance, hindrance, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap, check - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
	2.	straitjacket - 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 straightjacket garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk"

Translations

straitjacket [ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt] n → camisa de fuerza

straitjacket [ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt] n → camisole f de force

straitjacket [ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt] strait n → Zwangsjacke f

straitjacket [ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt] n → camicia di forza