jail vs hoosegow

jail and hoosegow both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jail	Yes	No	Yes	No
hoosegow	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hoosegow is a hyponym of jail; that is, hoosegow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than jail:

jail: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
hoosegow: slang for a jail

Other hyponyms of jail include bastille, holding cell, hoosgow, house of correction, lockup, workhouse.

jail (noun)	hoosegow (noun)
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)	slang for a jail

jail (verb)	hoosegow (verb)
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail