as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere
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as in cloak
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy
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Recent Examples of hood
Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Even when looking under the hood, there just aren’t that many departments where there’s reason for optimism.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
One of Randy’s hoods from one of his old racecars hangs by the back wall.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Her fingerprints were found on the car’s hood.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
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But three people jumped on the hood of a police car, breaking its windshield, before piling into a black Nissan with no license plates and zooming north on 69th St.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
Even when looking under the hood, there just aren’t that many departments where there’s reason for optimism.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
One of Randy’s hoods from one of his old racecars hangs by the back wall.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Her fingerprints were found on the car’s hood.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Hood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hood. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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