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straitjacket

noun

variants: also straightjacket

Synonyms and Antonyms of straitjacket

a jacket that has long arms which can be tied together behind someone's back and that is used to control the movement(as of a violent prisoner or patient)

The magician struggled to free his arms from the straitjacket and escape from the tank of water he was submerged in.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of straitjacket

collar

band, bind, bond, bracelet, chain, cuff(s), fetter, handcuff(s), irons, ligature, manacle(s), shackle

captivity, confinement, constraint, curb, enchainment, enslavement, hindrance, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint, restriction

entanglement, net, trammel, trap

fastener, hobble, hold, hold-down, holding, tie

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