straightjacket or straitjacket

The old word “strait” (“narrow, tight”) has survived only as a noun in geography referring to a narrow body of water (“the Bering Strait”) and in a few adjectival uses such as “straitjacket” (a narrowly confining garment) and “strait-laced” (literally laced up tightly, but usually meaning narrow-minded). Its unfamiliarity causes many people to mistakenly substitute the more common “straight.” See also “.”

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Definitions

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• n  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

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• n  anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
  they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket
  the government is operating in an economic straitjacket
• n  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

News & Articles

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• 5 Leadership Lessons: Listen, Learn, Lead
  Hear Ye! Hear Ye! We all go through life half-aware sometimes. We have to ? there?s so much input these days that if we actually paid attention to it all, we?d be in a straightjacket within weeks. Advertising, social media, music, TV, mobile devices and apps, games, big data, the crazy-quilt cacophony of social media life -- a million voices all competing for our hearts, minds and pocketbooks ...
  Aug. 5, 2013 - Forbes
• 5 Leadership Truths: Listen, Learn, Lead
  Hear Ye! Hear Ye! We all go through life half-aware sometimes. We have to ? there?s so much input these days that if we actually paid attention to it all, we?d be in a straightjacket within weeks. Advertising, social media, music, TV, mobile devices and apps, games, big data, the crazy-quilt cacophony of urban life -- a million voices all competing for our hearts, minds and pocketbooks. It?s all ...
  Aug. 5, 2013 - Forbes

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• Steve Bousquet column: A glimpse of an unguarded Gov. Rick Scott
  To catch a glimpse of Gov. Rick Scott in an unguarded moment is to see a man liberated from his straitjacket of message-driven politics.
  June 10, 2013 - Tampa Bay Times
• Steve Bousquet column: A glimpse of an unguarded Gov. Rick Scott
  To catch a glimpse of Gov. Rick Scott in an unguarded moment is to see a man liberated from his straitjacket of message-driven politics.
  June 10, 2013 - Tampa Bay Times
• A Simple Design Tweak Makes Sleeping Bags Less Like Straitjackets
  A tapering mummy-style sleeping bag is easier to travel with since they can be compressed extremely compact. But if you suffer from even a smidgen of claustrophobia, spending a night in one can be like sleeping in a straitjacket. To make them more comfortable and compatible with those of us who toss and turn, Nemo has created a spoon-shaped sleeping bag which provides extra space where it's ...
  June 7, 2013 - Gizmodo