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straitjacket   (TTS Sound)



Overview of noun straitjacket

The noun straitjacket has 2 senses


  • 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")

  • straitjacket, straightjacket -- (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)