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Definition hood in British English

hood noun

[countable] noun
/hʊd/
1

the part of a coat or jacket that covers your head

Example

You can always put your hood up if it rains.

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1.1

a piece of cloth that can be pulled over a person's head and face

Example

The robbers were wearing black hoods.

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1.2

a piece of coloured cloth worn over the shoulders as part of some academic gowns

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2

a piece of equipment that covers something such as a cooker to control the heat or remove smells from cooking

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2.1

a cover on a car or pram that can be pulled up to give protection from the rain or sun

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2.2

a car bonnet

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3

a hoodlum

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4

the neighbourhood where you live in a city or town

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Example

The new version of the application has been updated with lots of under the hood fixes.

Definition hood in British English