as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere
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as in cloak
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
counterfeiters conducting their affairs under a hood of secrecy
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Recent Examples of hood
Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
What appeared to be a replica of an assault rifle is affixed to the hood of the vehicle, which has a Trump sign on the front.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
So there was too at risk to kind of peer under the hood again.
—Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
One person is seen jumping onto the vehicle's hood and attempting to kick out its windshield.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Under the hood is an M2 chip, which performed fairly well in our tests but did feel sluggish at times—the laptop stuttered a bit while editing video footage and photos.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
What appeared to be a replica of an assault rifle is affixed to the hood of the vehicle, which has a Trump sign on the front.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
So there was too at risk to kind of peer under the hood again.
—Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
One person is seen jumping onto the vehicle's hood and attempting to kick out its windshield.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Hood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hood. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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