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
New Atlas, 18 Apr. 2026
Three pedestrians allegedly jumped on top of the hood of an NYPD vehicle and cracked the windshield before running away.
—Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
The impact threw him onto the hood of the car, where he was carried for about 125 feet before falling off onto the roadway, police said.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Its solar cells are integrated across the hood, dashboard, roof, and rear hatch.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
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Under the hood, a MediaTek Dimensity 8200 chip drives the rugged Android tablet, boasting 5G connectivity and Wi-Fi 6 support.
—New Atlas, 18 Apr. 2026
Three pedestrians allegedly jumped on top of the hood of an NYPD vehicle and cracked the windshield before running away.
—Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
The impact threw him onto the hood of the car, where he was carried for about 125 feet before falling off onto the roadway, police said.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Its solar cells are integrated across the hood, dashboard, roof, and rear hatch.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Hood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hood. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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