padded cell
1padded cell — padded cells N COUNT A padded cell is a small room with padded walls in a mental hospital or prison, where a person who may behave violently can be put so that they do not hurt themselves …
2padded cell — n. a cell, or room, for the confinement of violent patients or prisoners, lined with heavy, soft material as a protection against injury …
3padded cell — n a special room in a hospital for people who are mentally ill. The room has thick soft material on the walls so that the person in it cannot get hurt …
4padded cell — noun count a room in a hospital for mentally ill people, with soft material on the walls so that they cannot hurt themselves …
5Padded cell — A padded cell is a cell in a mental hospital with cushions lining the walls; this is done for the patients who want to commit suicide. The pads prevent the patients from hurting themselves by hitting their heads on the hard cement walls.A padded… …
6padded cell — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms padded cell : singular padded cell plural padded cells a room in a hospital for mentally ill people, with soft material on the walls so that they cannot hurt themselves …
7padded cell — a room, as in a mental hospital, with padded walls for the confinement of violent inmates. * * * noun, pl ⋯ cells [count] : a room in a mental hospital that has soft walls so that patients cannot hurt themselves * * * ˌpadded ˈcell [padded cell]… …
8padded cell — n. cell in prison or room in a mental institution with padded surfaces in which violent prisoners or patients are confined without risk of injuring themselves …
9padded cell — a room, as in a mental hospital, with padded walls for the confinement of violent inmates. * * * …
10padded cell — noun (C) a special room with thick, soft walls in a mental hospital, used to stop people who are being violent from hurting themselves …
