A hood is a part of a coat which you can pull up to cover your head. It is in the shape of a triangular bag attached to the neck of the coat at the back.
2. countable noun
A hood is a bag made of cloth, which is put over someone's head and face so that they cannot be recognized or so that they cannot see.
3. countable noun
The hood of a car is the metal cover over the engine at the front.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use bonnet
4. countable noun [usually noun NOUN]
A hood is a covering on a vehicle or a piece of equipment, which is usually curved and can be removed.
[British]
Why aren't all lenses supplied with a lens hood?
Synonyms: cap, cover More Synonyms of hood
5. countable noun [usually noun NOUN]
A cooker hood is an electrical device fitted over a cooker above head height, and containing an extractor fan and usually a light.
More Synonyms of hood
hood in British English1
(hʊd)
noun
1.
a loose head covering either attached to a cloak or coat or made as a separate garment
2.
something resembling this in shape or use
3. the US and Canadian name for bonnet (sense 3)
4.
the folding roof of a convertible car
5.
a hoodlike garment worn over an academic gown, indicating its wearer's degree and university
6. falconry
a close-fitting cover, placed over the head and eyes of a falcon to keep it quiet when not hunting
7. biology
a structure or marking, such as the fold of skin on the head of a cobra, that covers or appears to cover the head or some similar part
verb
8. (transitive)
to cover or provide with or as if with a hood
Derived forms
hoodless (ˈhoodless)
adjective
hoodlike (ˈhoodˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
Old English hōd; related to Old High German huot hat, Middle Dutch hoet, Latin cassis helmet; see hat
hood in British English2
(hʊd)
noun
slang short for hoodlum (sense 1)
Hood in British English
(hʊd)
noun
1. Robin
2.
Samuel, 1st Viscount. 1724–1816, British admiral. He fought successfully against the French during the American Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars
3.
Thomas. 1799–1845, British poet and humorist: his work includes protest poetry, such as The Song of the Shirt (1843) and The Bridge of Sighs (1844)
'hood in British English
(hʊd)
noun
slang, mainly US short for neighbourhood
-hood in British English
suffix forming nouns
1.
indicating state or condition of being
manhood
adulthood
2.
indicating a body of persons
knighthood
priesthood
Word origin
Old English -hād
'hood in American English
(hʊd)
US
noun
Slang
neighborhood
: also written hood
Hood in American English1
(hʊd)
1.
John Bell1831-79; Confederate general
see Robin Hood
2.
Thomas1799-1845; Eng. poet & humorist
Hood in American English2
(hʊd)
Mountmountain of the Cascade Range, in N Oreg.: a peak of volcanic origin: 11,245 ft (3,427 m)
hood in American English1
(hʊd)
noun
1.
a covering for the head and neck and, sometimes, the face, worn separately or as part of a robe, cloak, or jacket
a monk's cowl is a hood
2.
anything resembling a hood in shape or use
; specif.,
a.
a fold of cloth over the back of an academic or ecclesiastical gown, judge's robe, etc., often with distinguishing colors to indicate the wearer's degree, college affiliation, etc.
b. US
the body panel that usually covers the engine of an automotive vehicle
c.
a protective canopy, as above a cookstove, often containing a fan, for exhausting heat, smoke, and fumes
d.
the cowl of a chimney
e.
a covering for a horse's head
f. Falconry
the covering for a falcon's head when it is not chasing game
3. Zoology
a.
a bird's crest
b.
the fold of skin near a cobra's head that expands when the snake is excited
verb transitive
4.
to cover or provide with or as with a hood
Word origin
ME < OE hod, akin to Ger hut, hat: for IE base see hat
hood in American English2
(hʊd)
US
noun
Slang
hoodlum
-hood in American English
(hʊd)
1.
state, quality, condition
childhood
2.
the whole group of (a specified class, profession, etc.)
priesthood
Word origin
ME -had, -hod < OE had, order, condition, quality, rank, akin to Ger -heit < IE *(s)kāit-, bright, gleaming: basic sense “appearance by which known”
hood in Automotive Engineering
(hʊd)
Word forms: (regular plural) hoods
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Bodywork, controls, and accessories)
The hood of a vehicle is the metal cover over the engine at the front.
COLLOCATIONS: open the ~shut the ~
Anti-theft features include a device that shuts down the gas and ignition, and sealsthe hood shut.
Smoke was pouring from under the hood of the car.
Under the hood, a transversely mounted 1.5-liter gasoline engine sits snugly alongside a neatlyinstalled electric motor.
Word lists with
hood
parts of clothes, parts of clothing
In other languages
hood
British English: hood /hʊd/ NOUN
A hood is a part of some pieces of clothing which covers your head.