American English pronunciation

How to pronounce hood

IPA transcription: ['hʊd]

Hear “hood” pronounced

['hʊd]

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['hʊd]

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['hʊd]

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Noun

  • an aggressive and violent young criminal

  • protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

    “there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars”

    “the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine”

  • a protective covering that is part of a plant

  • (slang) a neighborhood

  • 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

  • (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”

Usage examples

  • Hood retired below and command passed to his second in command, Lieutenant Case.
  • The hood does not make the monk.
  • These neighbourhoods are concentrated in the Elbow River valley.
  • Bleasby was the childhood home of William Booth, the founder of The Salvation Army.
  • Some members were never happy with "brotherhood", since it implied an all-male membership.
  • East Tremont Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through the neighborhood.
  • The poverty Ai experienced during her childhood affected her and her writing.
  • There are several historic residences downtown, particularly in the Victorian Village neighborhood.
  • Camp's song Heave-Ho was about his experience living in San Jose's Saint Leo neighborhood.
  • Narkis dreamed of becoming a singer since childhood.