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English noun: straitjacket | |||
| 1. | straitjacket (cognition) anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines | ||
| Samples | They defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket. The government is operating in an economic straitjacket. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment | ||
| 2. | straitjacket (artifact) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | straightjacket | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | garment | ||
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