Crossword clues for straightjacket
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
straightjacket
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But in practice, for the great majority of schools, the selection procedure acted as a straightjacket.
▪ It was like being in a straightjacket.
▪ The parliamentary straightjacket which the Labour Party had placed itself in was inimical to violent change.
Wiktionary
straightjacket
n. (misspelling of straitjacket English)
WordNet
straightjacket
n. a jacket-like garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person [syn: straitjacket]
Usage examples of "straightjacket".
Straightjackets, starvation, and beatings and clubbings were the wrong treatment for Jim Hall.
I did not strap on the straightjacket as was customary when he slept, since I saw that he was too feeble to be dangerous, even if he woke in mental disorder once more before passing away.