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
Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Every control is perfect, from the six-speed manual transmission to the unadorned steering wheel, and the view is incredible over the low hood and instrument gauges, complete with a rev counter redlining at 9,000 RPM.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Officers tell Bill and Sharon Walker to back away from the vehicle, and when Bill Walker refuses to move, the officers place him on the hood of the vehicle and handcuff him.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Pop the hood and remove the oil cap; this will make the oil flow better.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Jeep is giving its bestselling SUV a slight facelift and an overhaul underneath the hood.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Every control is perfect, from the six-speed manual transmission to the unadorned steering wheel, and the view is incredible over the low hood and instrument gauges, complete with a rev counter redlining at 9,000 RPM.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
Officers tell Bill and Sharon Walker to back away from the vehicle, and when Bill Walker refuses to move, the officers place him on the hood of the vehicle and handcuff him.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Pop the hood and remove the oil cap; this will make the oil flow better.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Hood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hood. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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