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iemand een dwangbuis aandoen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • straitjacket noun A restrictive garment with long sleeves that bind the arms across the body, used to stop someone from hurting themselves or others.

Senses

iemand een dwangbuis aandoen is used for these senses in English:

  • straitjacket (literally) To put someone into a straitjacket.

straitjacket — full definition

  1. noun A restrictive garment with long sleeves that bind the arms across the body, used to stop someone from hurting themselves or others.
  2. noun Anything that severely restricts freedom of action.
  3. verb To severely restrict or confine someone or something.

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