hood

/hud/
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hood

A mechanic inspects the engine under the hood of a car.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A covering for the head and neck: A part of a garment, often attached to a coat or jacket, that can be pulled over the head.
    • A protective covering: A metal or plastic part that covers the engine of a vehicle.
    • A neighborhood (slang): A local area, especially one's own neighborhood, often used in urban contexts.
    • A part resembling a hood: An expandable part on an animal or a protective covering on a plant.

  2. Verb:

    • To cover with a hood: To put a hood over someone or something.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • She pulled up the hood of her sweatshirt to keep the rain off her head.
    • He opened the car's hood to check the oil.
    • He grew up in a tough hood on the south side of the city.
    • The cobra raised its distinctive hood.

  • Verb:

    • The executioner hooded the prisoner before the sentence was carried out.
Advanced Usage

  • "Under the hood": Literally, beneath the hood of a car; figuratively, the underlying mechanics or details of a system.

    • The software looks simple, but there's a lot of complex code under the hood.

  • "The hood" (slang): Used as a definite noun to refer specifically to one's own neighborhood, often implying a close-knit or challenging urban environment.

    • He's a successful musician, but he never forgets where he came from—the hood.
Variants and Related Words

  • Hoodie (n): A sweatshirt or jacket with a hood.

    • She wore a gray hoodie to the gym.

  • Hooded (adj): Having or wearing a hood.

    • The mysterious figure was hooded and cloaked.

  • Hoodlum (n): A violent criminal or troublemaker. (This word is related to the 'neighborhood' sense but is a distinct term).

    • The store was robbed by a gang of hoodlums.
Synonyms
  • Noun (covering): Cowl, capuche, head covering.
  • Noun (engine cover): Bonnet (British English), cowling.
  • Noun (area): Neighborhood, district, quarter, locale.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
  • Hood over: To cover or provide shelter with something hood-like.
    • She hooded over the birdcage with a cloth to help the bird sleep.
Related Idioms

  • "From the hood": Originating from a particular, often disadvantaged, urban neighborhood.

    • His music has a raw energy that comes straight from the hood.

  • "All good in the hood": A slang phrase meaning everything is fine or okay in the neighborhood or situation.

    • Don't worry about it, man. It's all good in the hood.
hood

A mechanic inspects the engine under the hood of a car.

Noun
  1. (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal
  2. protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
    • there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars
    • the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine
  3. a headdress that protects the head and face
  4. the folding roof of a carriage
  5. metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
  6. (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head
  7. a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera
  8. (slang) a neighborhood
  9. a protective covering that is part of a plant
  10. an aggressive and violent young criminal
Verb
  1. cover with a hood
    • The bandits were hooded

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