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hood (ho̵od)

noun

  1. a covering for the head and neck and, sometimes, the face, worn separately or as part of a robe, cloak, or jacket a monk's cowl is a hood
  2. anything resembling a hood in shape or use; specif.,
    1. a fold of cloth over the back of an academic or ecclesiastical gown, judge's robe, etc., often with distinguishing colors to indicate the wearer's degree, college affiliation, etc.
    2. ☆ the body panel that usually covers the engine of an automotive vehicle
    3. a protective canopy, as above a cookstove, often containing a fan, for exhausting heat, smoke, and fumes
    4. the cowl of a chimney
    5. a covering for a horse's head
    6. Falconry the covering for a falcon's head when it is not chasing game
  3. Zool.
    1. a bird's crest
    2. the fold of skin near a cobra's head that expands when the snake is excited

Etymology: ME < OE hod, akin to Ger hut, hat: for IE base see hat

transitive verb

to cover or provide with or as with a hood
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hood (ho̵od)

noun

Slang hoodlum
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Hood (ho̵od)

  1. Hood, John Bell 1831-79; Confederate general
  2. Hood, Thomas 1799-1845; Eng. poet & humorist
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Hood (ho̵od)

mountain of the Cascade Range, in N Oreg.: a peak of volcanic origin: 11,245 ft (3,427 m)
'hood definition

'hood (ho̵od)

noun

Slang neighborhood
also written hood

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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