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
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
They were found on floor below the refrigerator, inside the portable refrigerator electrical component and inside the gap between ventilation hood system.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Duckett and McAbee’s fingerprints were found on the hood of Duckett's car.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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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
They were found on floor below the refrigerator, inside the portable refrigerator electrical component and inside the gap between ventilation hood system.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Duckett and McAbee’s fingerprints were found on the hood of Duckett's car.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Hood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hood. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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