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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
| Imperative |
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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 |
| Future Perfect |
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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 |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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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 |
| Past Conditional |
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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 |
Thesaurus| Noun | 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 |