Definition of hooded
1 : having a hood
2 : shaped like a hood hooded spathes
3a : having the head conspicuously different in color from the rest of the body hooded birdb : having a crest on the head that suggests a hood hooded sealsc : having the skin at each side of the neck capable of expansion by movements of the ribs a hooded cobra
4 : half-closed hooded eyes
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Recent Examples of hooded from the Web
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The two suspects were each wearing dark colored hooded sweatshirts with the hoods up and blue surgical masks covering their mouths and lower faces, police said.
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The BBC announced the news in a short teaser that begins with a hooded figure walking slowly through the woods.
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Officers chased Mr. Bonds, 34, who wore a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black sneakers and black gloves.
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According to the man, the first suspect is described as a black man, standing about 6 feet tall and wearing a red hooded sweatshirt.
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Police say that around around 4:30 a.m. June 16, the man, wearing a red-hooded sweatshirt and black jeans, entered the store at 2701 Stirling Rd.
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The robbers were described as being in their 20s and wearing hooded sweatshirts.
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The Void (July 6) Taking inspiration from various '80s B-movies, Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie's horror film depicts the supernatural ordeal suffered by a group of people who wind up trapped in a hospital by hooded cult members.
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The Void (July 6) Taking inspiration from various '80s B-movies, Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie's horror film depicts the supernatural ordeal suffered by a group of people who wind up trapped in a hospital by hooded cult members.
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First Known Use of hooded
15th century
HOODED Defined for English Language Learners
hooded
playDefinition of hooded for English Language Learners
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: having a hood : wearing a hood
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of an animal : having a head that is colored or formed in a way that looks like a hood
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—used to describe eyes that are half closed
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