straightjacket meaning

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straightjacket (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.

Definition of straightjacket

  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

    Synonyms: straitjacket

    Type of: garment

Scrabble score: 31 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with ST · words ending in ET · 14-letter words

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