hood
English meaning: Hood
Definition
A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
Example
“She pulled up her hood as the rain started.”
Another example: “He popped the hood to check the engine.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Everyday noun with several senses: a head-covering attached to a garment; the hinged metal cover over a car engine (US; UK 'bonnet'); and informal/slang for a neighbourhood ('the hood') or a gangster ('hoodlum'). Sense varies sharply by register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old English 'hod' (a head-covering), of Germanic origin, related to 'hat'; the 'neighbourhood' sense is 20th-century American slang.
Synonyms
- tough
- goon
- punk
- hoodlum
- cowl
- bonnet
- toughie
- cowling
- thug
Related Words
Common Collocations
- put your hood up
- pull up your hood
- car hood
- hood ornament
- under the hood
- the hood
Word Forms
hood (n & v); hoods (pl); hooded (adj)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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