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- Dictionaryhood/hʊd/
noun
- 1. a covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face, typically forming part of a coat or cloak: "a jacket with a detachable hood"
- 2. a thing resembling a hood in shape or use.
verb
- 1. put a hood on or over: "she was forced into a car, hooded, and taken to a cell"
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a part that covers or shelters a piece of equipment: The hood over the air vent is loose. US (UK bonnet) the metal cover over the part of a car where the engine is: I looked under the hood and clouds of smoke poured out. Halfdark/GettyImages.
The meaning of HOOD is a flexible covering for the head and neck. How to use hood in a sentence.
A hood is a part of a coat which you can pull up to cover your head. It is in the shape of a triangular bag attached to the neck of the coat at the back. 2. countable noun. A hood is a bag made of cloth, which is put over someone's head and face so that they cannot be recognized or so that they cannot see.
Hood definition: a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.. See examples of HOOD used in a sentence.
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.
A hood is a protective covering. It could be a car hood protecting the engine or your car or it could be the hood on your coat protecting your noggin. Your favorite sweatshirt might have a hood, as well as your fur-lined winter coat and your insulated hood for scuba diving.
Definition of hood noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.