hood (n.)

  1. (slang) a neighborhood

    [ Syn: hood ]

  2. an aggressive and violent young criminal

    [ Syn: hoodlum , goon , punk , thug , tough , toughie , strong-armer ]

  3. (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal

  4. a protective covering that is part of a plant

    [ Syn: cap ]

  5. a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera

    [ Syn: lens hood ]

  6. (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head

  7. metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

    [ Syn: exhaust hood ]

  8. the folding roof of a carriage

  9. a headdress that protects the head and face

  10. 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 planes engine

    [ Syn: bonnet , cowl , cowling ]

    hood (v.)

  1. cover with a hood; The bandits were hooded'

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