noun
hood
huud
noun
1
A loose covering for the head, often part of a jacket or coat.
"She pulled up her hood as the rain started."
"The falcon wore a small leather hood to keep it calm."
2
The hinged panel covering a car engine (called a "bonnet" in British English).
"Smoke was coming from under the hood."
3
Informal: a neighbourhood, especially a poor or inner-city one.
"He grew up in a rough hood on the south side of the city."
verb
1
To cover something with a hood.
"They hooded the falcon before the flight."
How to Use Hood
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA covering for the head or an engine, or slang for a neighbourhood.
UK vs US
American English "hood" (car part) = British English "bonnet".
Common pairings
pull up the hood
open the hood
from the hood
Word Forms
hooded past tense, hoods plural, hoods plural, hoods plural, hoods plural, hoods singular
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Etymology
From Old English hōd, related to German Hut ("hat") — all ultimately from a root meaning "to cover."