noun
plural hoods
[count] a soft covering for the head and neck often attached to a coat or cape
a cloth covering worn over the entire head to hide a person's face
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a cover that is used to protect or shield something (such as part of a machine or a camera lens)
b US :the movable metal covering over the engine of an automobile
c US :a device attached above a cooking surface that is used for carrying off smoke and fumes
noun
plural hoods
[count] US informal :hoodlum
noun
plural hoods
[count] US slang :a neighborhood especially; :a poor neighborhood in a large city