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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as in thugs
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 cloaks
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
Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
It's expected to have damage to the front left portion of the vehicle, including a buckled hood, a downward-facing left headlight and a missing driver-side mirror.
—Ubah Ali, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Red Rock Gladiator Jeep often puts the names of towns and geographical features on the hoods of some trim levels of its cars, like the Moab or the Rubicon.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The impact caused pieces of the gate to become lodged into the Jeep’s hood.
—Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
It's expected to have damage to the front left portion of the vehicle, including a buckled hood, a downward-facing left headlight and a missing driver-side mirror.
—Ubah Ali, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
The next night, Weathermen placed plastic coffee cups filled with black powder under the hoods of police squad cars across Chicago.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Red Rock Gladiator Jeep often puts the names of towns and geographical features on the hoods of some trim levels of its cars, like the Moab or the Rubicon.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Hood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hood. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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