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hood1 / hoŏd/ • n. 1. a covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face, typically forming part of a coat or sweatshirt. ∎  a separate garment similar to this worn over a college gown or a surplice to indicate the wearer's degree. ∎  Falconry a leather covering for a hawk's head.2. a thing resembling a hood in shape or use, in particular: ∎  a metal part covering the engine of an automobile. ∎  a canopy to protect users of machinery or to remove fumes from it. ∎  a hoodlike structure or marking on the head or neck of an animal. ∎  the upper part of the flower of a plant such as a dead-nettle. ∎  a tubular attachment to keep stray light out of a camera lens: a lens hood. ∎ Brit. a folding waterproof cover of an automobile, baby carriage, etc.• v. [tr.] put a hood on or over.DERIVATIVES: hood·less adj.hood·like / -ˌlīk/ adj.hood2 • n. inf. a gangster or similar violent criminal.hood3 (also 'hood) • n. inf. a neighborhood, esp. one's own neighborhood: I've lived in the hood for 15 years.

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