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
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Range hoods and kitchen exhaust filters Grease that builds up inside range hoods and metal exhaust filters is highly flammable.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
The system removes the need for hydraulic tubes, brake fluid reservoirs, and a central master cylinder under the hood.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
And though the Chiefs were unclutch last season, their under-the-hood offensive numbers remained good-to-great through 13 weeks, even if the overall results were no doubt disappointing.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 May 2026
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Range hoods and kitchen exhaust filters deserve the same attention.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Range hoods and kitchen exhaust filters Grease that builds up inside range hoods and metal exhaust filters is highly flammable.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
The system removes the need for hydraulic tubes, brake fluid reservoirs, and a central master cylinder under the hood.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
And though the Chiefs were unclutch last season, their under-the-hood offensive numbers remained good-to-great through 13 weeks, even if the overall results were no doubt disappointing.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 May 2026
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“Hood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hood. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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