Synonyms of hocks

hocks 1 of 2

noun

plural of hock

as in penitentiaries

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

• penitentiaries
• jails
• prisons
• pens
• joints
• coops
• brigs
• jugs
• coolers
• cans
• stockades
• pokeys
• clinks
• big houses
• cages
• nicks
• lockups
• bastilles
• quods
• tanks
• bridewells
• stirs
• guardrooms
• jailhouses
• slammers
• slams
• cells
• tolbooths
• dungeons
• calabooses
• bull pens
• hoosegows
• holds
• holes
• hulks
• wards
• labor camps
• concentration camps
• keeps
• prison camps
• work camps
• blocks
• gulags
• guardhouses
• reform schools
• reformatories
• training schools
• glasshouses
• stalags
• oubliettes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outsides

hocks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hock

as in pawns

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

• pawns
• deposits
• mortgages
• bonds
• pledges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buys (back)
• wins (back)
• redeems