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
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
The exhaust hood had two burnt out lights.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
An examination of his patrol car revealed Teresa’s fingerprints on the hood of his patrol car, intermingled with Duckett’s.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
In fact, the pointed hoods of nazarenos are inspired by clothes used to shame sinners during the Spanish Inquisition.
—Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
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The girl’s fingerprints were on the patrol car’s hood, intermingled with Duckett’s.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
The exhaust hood had two burnt out lights.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
An examination of his patrol car revealed Teresa’s fingerprints on the hood of his patrol car, intermingled with Duckett’s.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
In fact, the pointed hoods of nazarenos are inspired by clothes used to shame sinners during the Spanish Inquisition.
—Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 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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