Definitions for HOOD
hʊd, hudhood

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armernoun

   an aggressive and violent young criminal

2. hood, capnoun

   a protective covering that is part of a plant

3. hoodnoun

   (slang) a neighborhood

4. hood, lens hoodnoun

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

5. hoodnoun

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

6. hood, exhaust hoodnoun

   metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

7. hoodnoun

   the folding roof of a carriage

8. hoodnoun

   a headdress that protects the head and face

9. hood, bonnet, cowl, cowlingnoun

   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"

10. hoodverb

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

11. hoodverb

    cover with a hood

    "The bandits were hooded"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. hoodnoun

   A covering such as worn over one's head.

2. hoodnoun

   A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree.

3. hoodnoun

   An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.

4. hoodnoun

   A soft top of a convertible car or carriage.

5. hoodnoun

   The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle. Also known as a bonnet in other countries.

6. hoodnoun

   gangster, thug. Short for hoodlum.

7. hoodnoun

   abbreviation for hoodie, in the sense of a person wearing such a garment.

8. hoodnoun

   neighborhood.

   What is goin' down in the hood?

9. hoodnoun

   A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes.

10. hoodverb

    To cover something with a hood.

11. hoodadjective

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

12. hoodnoun

    brotherhood

13. hoodnoun

    neighborhood

14. Etymology: from hod, from hōdaz (compare / hoed, Hut), from Sarmato- *xauda 'hat' (compare xaoda, xaudā), from kadh- 'to cover'. More at hat.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hood

   It denotes quality; character; condition: as, knighthood; childhood; fatherhood. Sometimes it is used after the Dutch, as maidenhead. Sometimes it is taken collectively: as, brotherhood, a confraternity; sisterhood, a company of sisters.

   Etymology: in composition, is derived from the Saxon had , in German heit, in Dutch heid.

2. HOODnoun

   Etymology: hod, Saxon, probably from hefod , head.

   1. The upper covering of a woman’s head.

   In velvet, white as snow, the troop was gown’d;
   Their hoods and sleeves the same. John Dryden, Fables.

   2. Any thing drawn upon the head, and wrapping round it.

   Undertaking so to gesture and muffle up himself in his hood, as the duke’s manner was to ride in cold weather, that none should discern him. Henry Wotton.

   The lacerna came, from being a military habit, to be a common dress: it had a hood, which could be separated or joined to it. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

   3. A covering put over the hawk’s eyes, when he is not to fly.4. An ornamental fold that hangs down the back of a graduate, to mark his degree.

3. To Hoodverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To dress in a hood.

   The cobler apron’d, and the parson gown’d,
   The friar hooded, and the monarch crown’d. Alexander Pope.

   2. To blind, as with a hood.

   While grace is saying, I’ll hood mine eyes
   Thus with my hat, and sigh, and say, amen. William Shakespeare.

   3. To cover.

   An hollow crystal pyramid he takes,
   In firmamental waters dipt above;
   Of it a broad extinguisher he makes,
   And hoods the flames that to their quarry strove. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hood

   Hood can have multiple meanings depending on the context, but generally, it refers to a covering or a garment that goes over the head. It can be a part of a coat or jacket that covers the head or a separate article of clothing like a sweatshirt or a robe with a hood. Additionally, "hood" can also refer to a neighborhood, usually used to describe urban areas or districts, often associated with a particular socio-economic group or culture.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Hoodnoun

   state; condition

2. Hoodnoun

   a covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment

3. Hoodnoun

   a soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed

4. Hoodnoun

   a part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl

5. Hoodnoun

   a like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure

6. Hoodnoun

   an ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood

7. Hoodnoun

   a covering for a horse's head

8. Hoodnoun

   a covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of Falcon

9. Hoodnoun

   anything resembling a hood in form or use

10. Hoodnoun

    the top or head of a carriage

11. Hoodnoun

    a chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind

12. Hoodnoun

    a projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue

13. Hoodnoun

    the top of a pump

14. Hoodnoun

    a covering for a mortar

15. Hoodnoun

    the hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as of monkshood; -- called also helmet

16. Hoodnoun

    a covering or porch for a companion hatch

17. Hoodnoun

    the endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern

18. Hoodverb

    to cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage

19. Hoodverb

    to cover; to hide; to blind

20. Etymology: [shortened from hoodlum.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hood

   Hood is a UK-based band from Leeds, that formed in 1991. The band consists of brothers Chris and Richard Adams, and friends.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hood

   hood, n. a covering for the head: anything resembling such: a folding roof for a carriage: an ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown, and worn over it.—v.t. to cover with a hood: to blind.—adj. Hood′ed.—n. Hood′ie-crow, the hooded crow (Corvus cornix).—adj. Hood′less, having no hood.—ns. Hood′man, the person blindfolded in blindman's buff; Hood′man-blind (Shak.), blindman's buff. [A.S. hód; Dut. hoed, Ger. hut.]

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hood

   A tin hood placed over an arc-lamp. Such hoods are often truncated cones in shape, with the small end upwards. They reflect a certain amount of light besides protecting the lamp to some extent from rain.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hood

   A covering for a companion-hatch, skylight, &c. Also, the piece of tarred or painted canvas which used to cover the eyes of rigging to prevent water from damaging them; now seldom used. Also, the name given to the upper part of the galley chimney, made to turn round with the wind, that the smoke may always go to leeward.--Naval hoods or whood. Large thick pieces of timber which encircle the hawse-holes.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hood

   (Sp. tapadera). A leather cover for the stirrup of a saddle.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hood

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2. hoodadjective

   being hood means you are bad, or regarding to a bad place u are from, such as New York, Detroit, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Chicago, Florida, California,North Carolina (southern area, beginning somewhere in Charlotte) etc. Hood is usually used like "Yo my brotha, lets go bounce in da hood." "What you doin in my hood boy?" 'Hood' is also short for Neigbour'hood'

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1. hood

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2. HOOD

   What does HOOD stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HOOD acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hood

   of the maxilla is the galena; q.v.: in Tingitidae the elevated portion of the prothorax, often covering the head.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HOOD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hood is ranked #616 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hood surname appeared 55,174 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 19 would have the surname Hood.
   
   74% or 40,867 total occurrences were White.
   20.1% or 11,123 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 1,203 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 1,142 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 552 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 287 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Attachment
   • Cover
   • Covering
   • Criminal
   • Falconry
   • Headdress
   • Neighborhood
   • Plant
   • Protective Covering
   • Roof

How to pronounce HOOD?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say HOOD in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HOOD in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HOOD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of HOOD in a Sentence

1. Amir Somoggi:

   We were hood-winked, they said the World Cup would help Brazil take a huge leap forwards in terms of public transportation but all they did was the stadiums. The economy is no longer in a great shape so there is no guarantee that they will be finished.

2. Joe Rogan:

   If you want to be a woman in the bedroom and, you know, you want to play house and all of that other sh-t and you feel like you have, your body is really a woman's body trapped inside a man's frame and so you got a operation, that's all good in the hood, but you can't fight chicks.

3. Carrejo Labendeira:

   Its hood was up, and Edward, our driver, couldn't do anything but slow down and try to go around it, but being the gentleman farmer that he was, he started to offer help. And as quick as his words were coming out, they jumped on the bus with their guns pointed at us. And the rifle. And told Edward to go to the back of the bus.

4. Morris Chestnut:

   When I came up, I think really the only black male lead was Denzel Washington, right before we came out with' Boyz n the Hood,' Wesley Snipes was in' New Jack City.' But now I'm looking at everybody. There's Samuel Jackson, Denzel, Idris Elba, Michael B. Jordan. There's a lot of people out there now.

5. Joe Rizoli:

   He got on the hood! Where’s he going from the hood! I didn’t understand what he was going to do, [He kept yelling] ‘Why are your windows so dark.’.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=HOOD
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hood
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=HOOD
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/HOOD
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=HOOD
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=HOOD
8. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=HOOD
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=HOOD
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Entomology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=HOOD
12. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html