- straitjacket - anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
--1 is a kind of hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap
- straitjacket, straightjacket - a jacket-like garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
--2 is a kind of garment
- straitjacket, straightjacket - a jacket-like garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person