Noun: straightjacket 'streyt,ja-kit
- 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
"The patient was placed in a straightjacket for his own safety";
- straitjacket
- Anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
"they defected because Russian dance was in a straightjacket";
- straitjacket
- Put someone into a straitjacket
"The violent patient had to be straightjacketed";
- straitjacket
- Impose severe restrictions (on someone)
"The new regulations straightjacketed the company's growth plans";
- straitjacket
Derived forms: straightjackets, straightjacketing, straightjacketed
Type of: balk, baulk [Brit], check, deterrent, garment, handicap, hinderance [rare], hindrance, impediment
Encyclopedia: Straightjacket