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straitjacketed

/ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪtɪd/ /ˈstreɪtˌdʒɛkɪtɪd/

Meanings
verb
To put someone into a straitjacket.

Examples :

"Because the patient was a danger to himself, the nurses straitjacketed him to prevent him from causing harm. "
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Related Words

Illustration patient

patient noun

/ˈpeɪʃənt/

A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.

"The patient followed the doctor's instructions carefully. "

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration physically

physically adverb

/ˈfɪzɪkli/

In a physical manner.

"The children physically exhausted themselves playing tag in the park. "

Illustration restrict

restrict verb

/ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/

To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine

"After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt."

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

Illustration himself

himself pronoun

/hɪmˈsɛlf/

(reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

"He injured himself."

Illustration psychologically

psychologically adverb

/ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkli/ /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkli/

In a psychological sense

"The new novel is a psychologically complex thriller."

Illustration boarding

boarding verb

/ˈbɔːrdɪŋ/ /ˈbɔːrdiŋ/

To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

"It is time to board the aircraft."

Illustration extension

extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

Illustration prevent

prevent verb

/pɹəˈvɛnt/

To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

Illustration straitjacket

straitjacket noun

/ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt/ /ˈstreɪtˌdʒækt/

A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.

"The hospital staff carefully placed the patient in a straitjacket to prevent him from hurting himself. "