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hood

UK/hʊd/ US/hʊd/ common slang uk us
noun (5) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

Synonyms
3.

the folding roof of a carriage

4.

a headdress that protects the head and face

5.

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”
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verb

1.

cover with a hood

  • “The bandits were hooded”

Origin

From Middle English hood, hod, from Old English hōd, from Proto-West Germanic *hōd, from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- (“to cover”). See also Saterland Frisian Houd (“hat; hood”), West Frisian and Dutch hoed (“hat”), Cimbrian huat, huut (“hat”), German Hut (“hat”), German Low German Hood (“hat; hood”), Luxembourgish Hutt (“hat”); also Proto-Iranian *xawdaH (“hat”) (Avestan 𐬑𐬂𐬛𐬀 (xåda), Old Persian 𐎧𐎢𐎭 (x-u-d /⁠xaudā⁠/)). More at hat.

Phrases

  • all good in the hood
  • beneath the hood
  • chemical hood
  • clitoral hood
  • cooker hood
  • extractor hood
  • French hood
  • fume hood
  • Hood County
  • hood ornament
  • Hood River
  • Mount Hood

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