'straitjacket' definitions:
Definition of 'straitjacket'
(from WordNet)
noun
Anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
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 person [syn: straitjacket, straightjacket]
Synonyms of 'straitjacket'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anchor,
- bilbo,
- bind,
- bond,
- bonds,
- bridle,
- camisole,
- chain,
- chains,
- collar,
- cuffs,
- enchain,
- entrammel,
- fasten,
- fetter,
- gag,
- gyve,
- gyves,
- halter,
- hamper,
- handcuff,
- handcuffs,
- hobble,
- hobbles,
- hog-tie,
- hopple,
- hopples,
- irons,
- lash,
- leading strings,
- leash,
- make fast,
- manacle,
- moor,
- muzzle,
- Oregon boat,
- peg down,
- picket,
- pillory,
- pin down,
- pinion,
- put in irons,
- reins,
- restrain,
- restraint,
- restraints,
- rope,
- secure,
- shackle,
- stocks,
- straightjacket,
- strait-waistcoat,
- stranglehold,
- strap,
- tether,
- tie,
- tie down,
- tie up,
- trammel,
- trammels,
- yoke