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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024straight•jack•et (strāt′jak′it),USA pronunciation n., v.t. - straitjacket.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: straightjacket /ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt/ n - a less common spelling of straitjacket
strait•jack•et or straight•jack•et /ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a garment made of strong material, often strapped in the back, designed to keep the arms tightly bound:The attendants put the violently deranged man in a straitjacket.
- anything that severely constricts or prevents (one) from progress, activity, or the like:High interest rates are a straitjacket on the economy.
v. [~ + object] - to put in or as if in a straitjacket:The government straitjacketed any expression of free thought.
See -strain-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024strait•jack•et (strāt′jak′it),USA pronunciation n. - a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
- anything that severely confines, constricts, or hinders:Conventional attitudes can be a straitjacket, preventing original thinking.
v.t. Also, strait′-jack′et. - to put in or as in a straitjacket:Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.Also, straightjacket.
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