Synonyms of hock

hock 1 of 2

noun

as in penitentiary

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

some lowlife who had been in and out of hock most of his adult life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• penitentiary
• jail
• prison
• pen
• joint
• jug
• pokey
• coop
• bridewell
• big house
• brig
• slammer
• calaboose
• can
• cooler
• clink
• lockup
• hoosegow
• cage
• slam
• jailhouse
• nick
• stockade
• guardroom
• bastille
• stir
• hold
• tank
• tolbooth
• quod
• bull pen
• dungeon
• cell
• keep
• hole
• ward
• labor camp
• prison camp
• gulag
• stalag
• work camp
• concentration camp
• block
• reform school
• glasshouse
• guardhouse
• reformatory
• training school
• oubliette
• hulk(s)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outside

• outside

hock

2 of 2

verb

as in to pawn

to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan

the prince had to hock the family jewels to pay his gambling debts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pawn
• mortgage
• deposit
• bond
• pledge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buy (back)
• win (back)
• redeem

• buy (back)
• win (back)
• redeem