Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sweatbox

2 senses of sweatbox

Sense 1
sweatbox -- (small or narrow cell)
       => cell, jail cell, prison cell -- (a room where a prisoner is kept)

Sense 2
sweatbox -- (a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweat)
       => device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")