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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.
[Middle English hod, from Old English hōd.]
hood 2
(ho͝od)n. Slang
1. A hoodlum; a thug.
2. A rowdy or violent young person.
[Short for hoodlum.]
hood 3
or 'hood (ho͝od)n. Slang
A neighborhood, usually in the inner city.
[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
hood
(hʊd)n
slang short for hoodlum1
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
– hoodIn 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
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| Noun | 1. |  hood - an aggressive and violent young criminalbully - 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 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 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 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 roof - protective covering on top of a motor vehicle | |
| 8. | hood - a headdress that protects the head and face 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) | |
| 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"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
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hood
noun1. Slang. A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire:
Informal: hooligan.
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Translations
غِطاء السيّارهغِطَاء مُحَرِّك السيَّارةقَلُنْسُوَةقَلَنْسُوَه، غِطاء للرأسمِظَلَّة لعربَة الأطْفال
kapucekapotasklopná střechakápě
hættemotorhjelmpyntehættekaleche
huppukonepeltikoppasuojus
haubakapuljača
csuklyakapucni
hettahlíf, hetta; òekjahúdd, vélarhlífsíî heiîurshetta
フードボンネット
두건보닛
gaubtasgaubtuvaskapišonassu gaubtusu gobtuvu
kapucenolaižams jumtspārsegs
sklápacia strecha
kapucamotorni pokrov
huvamotorhuv
ฝากระโปรงรถยนต์หมวกครอบ
cốp xe ôtômũ trùm đầu
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
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hood
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
hood
[hʊd] na. (of cloak, raincoat) → cappuccio; (on pram) (Aut) → capote f inv (Am) (Aut) → cofano; (on cooker) → cappa
b. (Am) (fam) → malvivente m/f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hood
(hud) noun1. a usually loose covering for the whole head, often attached to a coat, cloak etc. The monk pulled his hood over his head.
2. a folding cover on a car, pram etc. Put the hood of the pram up – the baby is getting wet.
3. (American) the bonnet of a car. He raised the hood to look at the engine.
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.
ˈhooded adjective fitted with, or wearing, a hood.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009