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
Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
On Friday, Sigmon wore a black jumpsuit with a hood over his head and a white target with a red bull’s-eye over his chest.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Also, use your range hood while cooking to remove evaporating grease and immediately clean up splatters and spills.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
It's got a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip under the hood, plenty of RAM and storage, and a sizable 6,000mAh battery.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
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The convertible’s classical proportions — long hood; roomy four-seat interior; compartment for a folding soft top; trunk — are a sharp contrast to the more daring Celestiq, the first of which are now being built by hand at the same tech center.
—Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
On Friday, Sigmon wore a black jumpsuit with a hood over his head and a white target with a red bull’s-eye over his chest.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Also, use your range hood while cooking to remove evaporating grease and immediately clean up splatters and spills.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
It's got a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip under the hood, plenty of RAM and storage, and a sizable 6,000mAh battery.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Hood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hood. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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