different between physically vs straitjacket

English

Etymology

physic +? -ally

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?z?kli/

Adverb

physically (comparative more physically, superlative most physically)

1. In a physical manner.
2. According to the laws of physics.
3. Using physical force.
4. (obsolete) According to the rules of medicine.

   He that lives physically must live miserably. — Cheyne.

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English

Alternative forms

• strait jacket, strait-jacket
• straightjacket (misspelling)

Etymology

From strait +? jacket.

Pronunciation

Noun

straitjacket (plural straitjackets)

1. 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.

   Synonym: (dated) straitwaistcoat

2. (figuratively) Any situation seen as confining or restricting.
   • 2009, Michael Giffin, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 99:

     [I]f we remain in one discipline, we remain in a straitjacket; an adequate theory of language evolution requires a lot of interdisciplinary work.

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Verb

straitjacket (third-person singular simple present straitjackets, present participle straitjacketing, simple past and past participle straitjacketed)

1. (literally) To put someone into a straitjacket.
2. (by extension) To restrict the freedom of, either physically or psychologically.

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