hood

hood ¹

 (ho͝od)

n.

1. A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.

2. An ornamental draping of cloth hung from the shoulders of an academic or ecclesiastical robe.

3. A sack placed over the head of a falcon to keep it quiet.

4.

a. A metal cover or cowl for a hearth or stove.

b. A carriage top.

c. The hinged metal lid over the engine of a motor vehicle.

5. Zoology A colored marking or an expanded part, such as a crest, on or near the head of an animal.

tr.v. hood·ed, hood·ing, hoods

To supply or cover with a hood.

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[Middle English hod, from Old English hōd.]

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hood ²

 (ho͝od)

n. Slang

1. A hoodlum; a thug.

2. A rowdy or violent young person.

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[Short for hoodlum.]

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hood ³

or 'hood  (ho͝od)

n. Slang

A neighborhood, usually in the inner city.

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[African American Vernacular English, short for neighborhood.]

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hood

(hʊd)

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a loose head covering either attached to a cloak or coat or made as a separate garment

2. something resembling this in shape or use

3. (Automotive Engineering) the US and Canadian name for bonnet³

4. (Automotive Engineering) the folding roof of a convertible car

5. (Clothing & Fashion) a hoodlike garment worn over an academic gown, indicating its wearer's degree and university

6. (Falconry) falconry a close-fitting cover, placed over the head and eyes of a falcon to keep it quiet when not hunting

7. (Biology) biology a structure or marking, such as the fold of skin on the head of a cobra, that covers or appears to cover the head or some similar part

vb

(tr) to cover or provide with or as if with a hood

[Old English hōd; related to Old High German huot hat, Middle Dutch hoet, Latin cassis helmet; see hat]

ˈhoodless adj

ˈhoodˌlike adj

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hood

(hʊd)

n

slang short for hoodlum¹

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Hood

(hʊd)

n

1. (Biography) Robin See Robin Hood

2. (Biography) Samuel, 1st Viscount. 1724–1816, British admiral. He fought successfully against the French during the American Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars

3. (Biography) Thomas. 1799–1845, British poet and humorist: his work includes protest poetry, such as The Song of the Shirt (1843) and The Bridge of Sighs (1844)

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hood¹

(hʊd)

n., v. hood•ed, hood•ing. n.

1. a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, etc.

2. something resembling this, esp. in shape, as certain petals or sepals.

3. the hinged movable part of an automobile body covering the engine.

4. a metal canopy for a stove, ventilator, etc.

5. a cover for the entire head of a falcon, used when the bird is not pursuing game.

6. an ornamental ruffle or fold on the back of the shoulders of an academic gown, jurist's robe, etc.

7. a hoodlike crest, band of color or fold of skin on the head of certain birds and animals.

v.t.

8. to furnish with a hood.

9. to cover with or as if with a hood.

[before 900; Middle English hode, Old English hōd, c. Old Frisian hōd, Middle Dutch hoet, Old High German huot]

hood²

(hʊd, hud)

n. Slang.

a hoodlum.

[1925–30; by shortening]

'hood

(hʊd)
n. Slang.

a neighborhood, esp. one in the inner city (usu. prec. by the).

[1965–70; by shortening]

Hood

(hʊd)

n.

1. John Bell, 1831–79, Confederate general.

2. Raymond Mathewson, 1881–1934, U.S. architect.

3. Robin, Robin Hood.

4. Thomas, 1799–1845, English poet and humorist.

5. Mount, a volcanic peak in N Oregon, in the Cascade Range. 11,253 ft. (3430 m).

-hood

a noun suffix denoting condition, character, etc., or a body of persons of a particular character or class: childhood; priesthood.

[Middle English -hode, -hod, Old English -hād, as independent n.: condition, quality, rank; c. Old Saxon hēd, Old High German heit state, Old Norse heithr honor, Gothic haidus manner]

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hood

• apartheid - From Dutch apart, "separate," and -heid, "-hood," it is pronounced uh-PAHR-tayt or uh-PAHR-tight.
• chaperone, chaperon - Chaperone comes from French chaperon, meaning "hood" or "cowl, head covering," which was worn from the 16th century by ladies who served as guides and guardians; chaperon is the standard spelling and chaperone is a variant resulting from pronunciation.
• cobra - From Portuguese cobra de capello, "snake with hood"—based on Latin colubra, "snake."
• hood - Etymologically, hood and hat are the same word, ultimately both meaning "head-covering."

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bonnet

– hood

In British English, the metal cover over the engine of a car is called the bonnet.

I lifted the bonnet to see what the problem was.

In American English, it is called the hood.

I looked under the hood to watch the mechanic at work.

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hood

Past participle: hooded
Gerund: hooding

Imperative

hood

hood

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hood - an aggressive and violent young criminal hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie, goon, tough bully - a hired thug criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
	2.	hood - a protective covering that is part of a plant cap plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion covering, natural covering, cover - a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
	3.	hood - (slang) a neighborhood jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" neighborhood, neighbourhood - people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush"
	4.	hood - a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera lens hood attachment - a supplementary part or accessory camera, photographic camera - equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) television camera, tv camera, camera - television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam
	5.	hood - (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) falconry - the art of training falcons to hunt and return
	6.	hood - metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes exhaust hood covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) range hood - exhaust hood over a kitchen range
	7.	hood - the folding roof of a carriage calash top, caleche, calash - the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage roof - protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
	8.	hood - a headdress that protects the head and face calash, caleche - a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century aventail, camail, ventail - a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck cowl - a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk) headdress, headgear - clothing for the head
	9.	hood - protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine" cowl, cowling, bonnet aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" hood ornament - an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
	10.	hood - (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal external body part - any body part visible externally zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
Verb	1.	hood - cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

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hood

noun

1. cowl, scarf, snood The hood zips away into the collar.

2. cap, cover Why aren't all lenses supplied with a lens hood?

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hood

noun

1. Slang. A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire:

hoodlum, ruffian, thug, tough.

Informal: hooligan.

Slang: goon, gorilla.

2. Slang. A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions:

hoodlum, mug, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough.

Informal: toughie.

Slang: punk.

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Translations

غِطاء السيّارهغِطَاء مُحَرِّك السيَّارةقَلُنْسُوَةقَلَنْسُوَه، غِطاء للرأسمِظَلَّة لعربَة الأطْفال

kapucekapotasklopná střechakápě

hættemotorhjelmpyntehættekaleche

KapuzeMotorhaubeVerdeckabdeckenHoody

καπόκουκούλα

capuchacapócapotacapotecapuchón

huppukonepeltikoppasuojus

capotcapuchecapuchonchaperonchaperonner

haubakapuljača

csuklyakapucni

hettahlíf, hetta; òekjahúdd, vélarhlífsíî heiîurshetta

cofanocappucciocuffiapappaficoparaluce

フードボンネット

두건보닛

gaubtasgaubtuvaskapišonassu gaubtusu gobtuvu

kapucenolaižams jumtspārsegs

bedekkencapuchonmotorkap

hettekalesjekuttepanserpyntehette som viser grad og universitet

kapturmaska samochodu

capô do carrocapuz

капоткапюшонверх

sklápacia strecha

kapucamotorni pokrov

huvamotorhuv

ฝากระโปรงรถยนต์หมวกครอบ

motor kapağıbaşlıkkapşonkapüşonkep

cốp xe ôtômũ trùm đầu

兜帽垂布头巾引擎罩车篷

hood

[hʊd] N

1. [of cloak, raincoat] → capucha f (Univ) → muceta f

2. (Brit) (Aut) → capota f (US) → capó m

3. (= cover) (on pram) → capota; (on cooker) → tapa f; (on chimney pot) → campana f

4. (esp US) (= hoodlum) → matón/ona m/f, gorila m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hood

[ˈhʊd] n

[coat, anorak] → capuche f

(US) (= bonnet) [car] → capot m

(= hoodlum) → truand m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hood

n

→ Kapuze f; (thief’s) → Maske f; (hawk’s) → Kappe f

(Aut) (= roof) → Verdeck nt; (US: = bonnet) → (Motor)haube f; (on fireplace etc) → Abzug m; (on cooker) → Abzugshaube f

(of cobra) → Brillenzeichnung f

(esp US inf) (= gangster) → Gangster m (inf), → Ganove m (inf); (= young ruffian) → Rowdy m, → Rüpel m

(esp US inf: = neighbourhood) → Gegend f, → Viertel nt

(esp US sl: = ghetto) → G(h)etto nt

vt → eine Kapuze aufsetzen (+dat); hawk → eine Kappe aufsetzen (+dat)

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hood

[hʊd] n

a. (of cloak, raincoat) → cappuccio; (on pram) (Aut) → capote f inv (Am) (Aut) → cofano; (on cooker) → cappa

b. (Am) (fam) → malvivente m/f

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hood

(hud) noun

1. a usually loose covering for the whole head, often attached to a coat, cloak etc. The monk pulled his hood over his head. kap قَلَنْسُوَه، غِطاء للرأس качулка capuz kapuce die Kapuze hætte κουκούλαcapucha kapuuts كلاه مخصوص كشيشان huppu capuchon בַּרדָס सिर गर्दन ढकने के लिये टोपी या चोगा kukuljica, kapuljaca csuklya tudung hetta cappuccio ずきん 두건 kapišonas, gobtuvas kapuce hud kaphette, kuttekaptur یوډول خولی چی سر او مغزه دواړه پری پټیږی capuz glugă капюшон kapucňa kapuca kapuljača kapuschong, huva หมวกคลุมศีรษะที่ติดอยู่กับเสื้อ başlık, kukuleta, kapşon 兜帽 капюшон سر اور گلے کو ڈھکنے کا لبادا mũ trùm đầu 兜帽，头巾

2. a folding cover on a car, pram etc. Put the hood of the pram up – the baby is getting wet. kap مِظَلَّة لعربَة الأطْفال гюрук cobertura sklopná střecha das Verdeck kaleche κουκούλα, κάλυμμαcapota kate روپوش kuomu capot גַג מִתקַפֵּל छत्र krov kola (kolica, auta) tető atap lipat hlíf, hetta; þekja cappotta; soffietto ほろ 유모차의 덮개 gaubtas nolaižams jumts hud kapkalesjebuda خوله cobertura aco­peritoare складной верх sklápacia strecha ponjava platno za pokrivanje sufflett หลังคารถเข็นเด็ก körük 車篷，遮蓬 каптур گاڑی وغیرہ کی چھتری mui xe gập 车篷

3. (American) the bonnet of a car. He raised the hood to look at the engine. enjinkap غِطاء السيّاره капак capô kapota die Motorhaube motorhjelm καπό αυτοκινήτου capó kapott كاپوت konepeitto capot מִכסֶה מָנוֹעַ बनोट pokrov motora, “hauba” motorháztető tutup mesin mobil húdd, vélarhlíf cofano ボンネット 자동차의 보닛 gaubtuvas (automašīnas) pārsegs hud motorkappansermaska samochodu کاپوت capô capotă капот kapota pokrov motorja hauba motorhuv ฝากระโปรงรถยนต์ motor kapağı (美國)車蓋 верх گاڑی کا بونٹ nắp xe 遮罩

4. a fold of cloth representing a hood, worn by university graduates over their gowns on ceremonial occasions. The professors and lecturers all wore their gowns and hoods for the graduation ceremony. akademiese serp, graadband قُبَّعَة يلبسها الطلاب في احتفالات التَّخريج капишон capelo kápě die Kapuze pyntehætte καλύπτρα τηβέννου muceta kapuuts نشان روي جامه lakki épitoge קִישוּר הַמֵעִיד עַל תּוֹאָר फण pelerina preko talara (kao dio akademske nošnje) csuklya topi síð heiðurshetta cappuccio 背の飾り布 (대학의 예복, 법관의 법복 등의) 등에 늘어뜨린 장식천 kapišonas kapuce hud kappyntehette som viser grad og universitet د جامی پرمخ نښان capelo semn distinctiv капюшон štóla doktorski klobuk, lenta maturantska kapa krage ผ้าคลุมไหล่ของเสื้อรับปริญญา kep 學士服披帶 ковпак یونورسٹی ڈگری کی طیلسان یا پادریوں کی قصابہ نما پوشش áo choàng giáo sư 垂布

ˈhooded adjective

fitted with, or wearing, a hood. gekap, met 'n kap bedek لابِس قَلَنْسُوه закачулен com capuz s kapucí mit einer Kapuze bekleidet med hætte; hætteklædt που διαθέτει ή φοράει κουκούλα encapuchado kapuutsiga روپوش دار huputettu encapuchonné מְכוּסֶה בְּבַּרדָס ढकना लगा हुआ pod kukuljicom (zaslonom, pokrovom) csuklyás bertudung með hettu incappucciato ずきんをかぶった 두건을 쓴 su gaubtu, su gobtuvu ar kapuci berhud met een kap med hette zakapturzony پوښل شوی com capuz acoperit cu glugă с капюшоном s kapucňou pokrit s kapuco sa kapuljačom försedd med kapuschong (huva, sufflett), övertäckt ใส่หมวกคลุมศีรษะที่ติดอยู่กับเสื้อ başlıklı, kukuletalı, kapşonlu 附(戴)兜帽的 з капюшоном قصابہ دار có mũ trùm đầu 戴头兜的，带头巾的

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hood

→ غِطَاء مُحَرِّك السيَّارة, قَلُنْسُوَة kapota, kapuce hætte, motorhjelm Kapuze, Motorhaube καπό, κουκούλα capó, capote, capucha huppu, konepelti capot, capuche hauba, kapuljača cappuccio, cofano フード, ボンネット 두건, 보닛 capuchon, motorkap hette, panser kaptur, maska samochodu capô do carro, capuz капот, капюшон huva, motorhuv ฝากระโปรงรถยนต์, หมวกครอบ kapüşon, motor kapağı cốp xe ôtô, mũ trùm đầu 兜帽, 引擎罩

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