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STRAIGHTJACKET

Dictionary entry overview: What does straightjacket mean?

• STRAIGHTJACKET (noun)
The noun STRAIGHTJACKET has 1 sense:

1. 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

Familiarity information: STRAIGHTJACKET used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• STRAIGHTJACKET (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

straightjacket; straitjacket

Hypernyms ("straightjacket" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

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