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straitjacket
strait·jack·et also straight·jack·et (strāt′jăk′ĭt)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 also straight·jack·et·ed or straight·jack·et·ing or straight·jack·ets To restrain, restrict, or hinder by or as if by confining in a straitjacket.straitjacket (ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called: straightjacket a jacket made of strong canvas material with long sleeves for binding the arms of violent prisoners or mentally ill patients2. a severe restriction or limitationvb (tr) to confine in or as if in a straitjacketstrait•jack•et or straight•jack•et (ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk ɪt) n. 1. a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violent person. 2. anything that severely confines or constricts. v.t. 3. to put in or as if in a straitjacket. [1805–15] straitjacket Past participle: straitjacketed Gerund: straitjacketing
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straitjacket | straitjacket |
Present |
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I straitjacket | you straitjacket | he/she/it straitjackets | we straitjacket | you straitjacket | they straitjacket |
Preterite |
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I straitjacketed | you straitjacketed | he/she/it straitjacketed | we straitjacketed | you straitjacketed | they straitjacketed |
Present Continuous |
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I am straitjacketing | you are straitjacketing | he/she/it is straitjacketing | we are straitjacketing | you are straitjacketing | they are straitjacketing |
Present Perfect |
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I have straitjacketed | you have straitjacketed | he/she/it has straitjacketed | we have straitjacketed | you have straitjacketed | they have straitjacketed |
Past Continuous |
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I was straitjacketing | you were straitjacketing | he/she/it was straitjacketing | we were straitjacketing | you were straitjacketing | they were straitjacketing |
Past Perfect |
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I had straitjacketed | you had straitjacketed | he/she/it had straitjacketed | we had straitjacketed | you had straitjacketed | they had straitjacketed |
Future |
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I will straitjacket | you will straitjacket | he/she/it will straitjacket | we will straitjacket | you will straitjacket | they will straitjacket |
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I will have straitjacketed | you will have straitjacketed | he/she/it will have straitjacketed | we will have straitjacketed | you will have straitjacketed | they will have straitjacketed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be straitjacketing | you will be straitjacketing | he/she/it will be straitjacketing | we will be straitjacketing | you will be straitjacketing | they will be straitjacketing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been straitjacketing | you have been straitjacketing | he/she/it has been straitjacketing | we have been straitjacketing | you have been straitjacketing | they have been straitjacketing |
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I will have been straitjacketing | you will have been straitjacketing | he/she/it will have been straitjacketing | we will have been straitjacketing | you will have been straitjacketing | they will have been straitjacketing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been straitjacketing | you had been straitjacketing | he/she/it had been straitjacketing | we had been straitjacketing | you had been straitjacketing | they had been straitjacketing |
Conditional |
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I would straitjacket | you would straitjacket | he/she/it would straitjacket | we would straitjacket | you would straitjacket | they would straitjacket |
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I would have straitjacketed | you would have straitjacketed | he/she/it would have straitjacketed | we would have straitjacketed | you would have straitjacketed | they would have straitjacketed | ThesaurusNoun | 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 personstraightjacketgarment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" | Translationsζουρλομανδύαςcamisolecamisole de forcecamicia di forzacostrizionetvangstrøyestraitjacket
straitjacket [strāt´jak″et] popular name for camisole.strait·jack·et (strāt'jak'ĕt), A garmentlike device with long sleeves that can be secured to restrain a violently disturbed person. Synonym(s): camisolestraitjacket also straightjacket (strāt′jăk′ĭt)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. straitjack·eted, straitjack·eting, straitjack·ets To restrain, restrict, or hinder by or as if by confining in a straitjacket.A physical restraint device consisting of a canvas jacket with overly long sleeves topped with leather straps that buckle in the jacket’s back, preventing a violent person from hurting himself/herself or othersstraitjacket Camisole A physical restraint device consisting of a canvas jacket with overly long sleeves topped with leather straps that buckle in the jacket's back, preventing a violent person from hurting him/herself or others. See Physical restraint. strait·jack·et (strāt'jak'ĕt) A garmentlike device with long sleeves that can be secured to restrain a violently disturbed person. straitjacket
Synonyms for straitjacketnoun anything immaterial that severely hinders or confinesRelated Words- deterrent
- hinderance
- hindrance
- impediment
- balk
- baulk
- handicap
- check
noun a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent personSynonymsRelated Words |