Dictionary definition · hood
noun
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
- a protective covering that is part of a plant
- (slang) a neighborhood or community
- a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera
- (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head
- metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes
- the folding roof of a carriage
- a headdress that protects the head and face
- protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine"there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"
- (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal
verb
- cover with a hood"The bandits were hooded"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).