STRAIT-JACKET


Meaning of STRAIT-JACKET in English

n. & v. --n. 1 a strong garment with long arms for confining the arms of a violent prisoner, mental patient, etc. 2 restrictive measures. --v.tr. (-jacketed, -jacketing) 1 restrain with a strait-jacket. 2 severely restrict.

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.