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Definition hood

Etymology 1

From Middle English hood, hod, from Old English h?d, from Proto-Germanic *h?daz (cognate with Saterland Frisian Houd, West Frisian/Dutch hoed, German Low German Hood, German Hut). Cognate with Proto-Iranian *xawdaH (“hat”) (compare Avestan ????‎ (xåda), Old Persian ??? (xaud?)), from Proto-Indo-European *kad?- (“to cover”). More at hat.

Noun

hood (plural hoods)

  1. A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
  2. A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree.
  3. An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.
  4. (automotive) A soft top of a convertible car or carriage.
  5. (US, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle: known as a bonnet in other countries.
  6. A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes.
Verb

hood (third-person singular simple present hoods, present participle hooding, simple past and past participle hooded)

  1. To cover something with a hood.

Etymology 2

Clipping of hoodlum.

Noun

hood (plural hoods)

  1. (slang) gangster, thug.

Etymology 3

Clipping of neighborhood; compare nabe.

Adjective

hood (not comparable)

  1. Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.
Noun

hood (plural hoods)

  1. (slang) neighborhood.

Etymology 4

Clipping of hoodie, influenced by existing sense “hoodlum”.

Noun

hood (plural hoods)

  1. (Britain) person wearing a hoodie.

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