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
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
Sitting inside were two figures in white, pointed hoods.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In a video of the incident, the perpetrators' faces were largely concealed by hoods.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
To keep a bit of the kitchen’s original charm, Cole re-stained the wood hood and added a copper sink to the space.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Additional violations included grease accumulation on the exhaust hood, behind cooking equipment and near the water heater.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
Sitting inside were two figures in white, pointed hoods.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In a video of the incident, the perpetrators' faces were largely concealed by hoods.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
To keep a bit of the kitchen’s original charm, Cole re-stained the wood hood and added a copper sink to the space.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Hood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hood. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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