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hood

1  [hood]
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–noun
1. a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
2. something resembling or suggesting such a covering, esp. in shape, as certain petals or sepals.
3. the hinged, movable part of an automobile body covering the engine.
4. British. the roof of a carriage.
5. a metal cover or canopy for a stove, ventilator, etc.
6. Falconry. a cover for the entire head of a hawk, used when the bird is not in pursuit of game.
7. an ornamental ruffle or fold on the back of the shoulders of an academic gown, jurist's robe, etc.
8. a crest or band of color on the head of certain birds and animals.
–verb (used with object)
9. to furnish with a hood.
10. to cover with or as if with a hood.
Origin:
bef. 900; 1925–30, Americanism for def. 3; ME hode, OE hōd; c. OFris hōde, D hoed, G Hut hat

Related forms:
hoodless, adjective
hoodlike, adjective
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hood

2  [hood, hood]
–noun Slang.
a hoodlum.
Origin:
1925–30; by shortening

'hood

  [hood]
–noun
Slang. neighborhood.
Origin:
1985–90; by shortening

Hood

  [hood]
–noun
1. John Bell, 1831–79, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
2. Raymond Math⋅ew⋅son  [math-yoo-suhn] , 1881–1934, U.S. architect.
3. Robin. Robin Hood.
4. Thomas, 1799–1845, English poet and humorist.
5. Mount, a volcanic peak in N Oregon, in the Cascade Range. 11,253 ft. (3430 m).

-hood

 
a native English suffix denoting state, condition, character, nature, etc., or a body of persons of a particular character or class, formerly used in the formation of nouns: childhood; likelihood; knighthood; priesthood.
Origin:
ME -hode, -hod, OE -hād (c. G -heit), special use of hād condition, state, order, quality, rank
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hood 1   (hŏŏd)   
n.  

  1. A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.

  2. An ornamental draping of cloth hung from the shoulders of an academic or ecclesiastical robe.

  3. A sack placed over the head of a falcon to keep it quiet.

    1. A metal cover or cowl for a hearth or stove.

    2. A carriage top.

    3. The hinged metal lid over the engine of a motor vehicle.

  5. Zoology An expanded part, crest, or marking on or near the head of an animal.

tr.v.   hood·ed, hood·ing, hoods
To supply or cover with a hood.

[Middle English hod, from Old English hōd.]
hood 2   (hŏŏd)   
n.   Slang

  1. A hoodlum; a thug.

  2. A rowdy or violent young person.


[Short for hoodlum.]
hood 3 or 'hood   (hŏŏd)   
n.   Slang
A neighborhood, usually in the inner city.

[African American Vernacular English, short for neighborhood.]
Hood   (hŏŏd)   
American Confederate army officer who conducted the defense of Atlanta against Union troops led by General William T. Sherman (1864) and was defeated at Nashville later that year.
Hood, Mount  
A volcanic peak, 3,426.7 m (11,235 ft) high, in the Cascade Range of northwest Oregon. It is the highest elevation in the state.
Hood, Thomas 1799-1845.  
British poet and editor who wrote comic and topical verse, including "The Dream of Eugene Aram" (1829) and "The Song of the Shirt" (1843).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
hood

  1. n.
    a hoodlum. : A couple of hoods hassled us on the street.
  2. n.
    the neighborhood; the ghetto; any neighborhood. : Back in the hood, Bob's considered an important guy.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

hood  (1)
"covering," O.E. hod, from P.Gmc. *khodaz (cf. O.Fris. hod, M.Du. hoet, Ger. Hut "hat," O.Fris. hode "guard, protection"), from PIE *kadh- "cover" (see hat). Modern spelling is early 1400s to indicate a "long" vowel, which is no longer pronounced as such. Little Red Riding Hood (1729) translates Charles Perrault's Petit Chaperon Rouge ("Contes du Temps" 1697).

hood  (2)
"gangster," 1930, Amer.Eng., shortened form of hoodlum. As a shortened form of neighborhood it began 1980s in Los Angeles black slang.

-hood 
"state or condition of being," from O.E. -had "condition, position," cognate with Ger. -heit, Du. -heid, all from P.Gmc. *khaidus. Originally a free-standing word, cf. O.E. hed "position, dignity," O.N. heiðr "honor, dignity," Goth. haidus "manner;" it survives in Eng. only in this suffix.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

HOOD
Hierarchical Object Oriented Design: a method for Architectural Design primarily for software to be developed in Ada, leading to automated checking, documentation and source code generation.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Bible Dictionary

Hood

(Heb. tsaniph) a tiara round the head (Isa. 3:23; R.V., pl., "turbans"). Rendered "diadem," Job 29:14; high priest's "mitre," Zech. 3:5; "royal diadem," Isa. 62:3.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
hood
neighborhood
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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