单词 | straitjackets |
释义 | straitjacket1 of 2noun strait·jack·et ˈstrāt-ˌja-kət variants or less commonly straightjacket 1 : a cover or overgarment of strong material (such as canvas) used to bind the body and especially the arms closely in restraining a violent prisoner or patient 2 : something that restricts or confines like a straitjacket straitjacket 2 of 2verb variants or less commonly straightjacket straitjacketed also straightjacketed; straitjacketing also straightjacketing; straitjackets also straightjackets transitive verb : to confine in or as if in a straitjacket straitjackets noun variants also straightjackets as in handcuffs a jacket that has long arms which can be tied together behind someone's back and that is used to control the movement (as of a violent prisoner or patient) The magician struggled to free his arms from the straitjacket and escape from the tank of water he was submerged in. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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