Synonyms of hock

hock 1 of 2

noun

as in jail

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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
• deposit
• mortgage
• pledge
• bond

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buy (back)
• win (back)
• redeem