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[hʊd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face, typically forming part of a coat or cloak
(e.g: a jacket with a detachable hood)
- a thing resembling a hood in shape or use
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Origin
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Old English hōd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoed, German Hut ‘hat’, also to hat
[hʊd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- put a hood on or over
(e.g: she was forced into a car, hooded, and taken to a cell)
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Origin
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Old English hōd, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoed, German Hut ‘hat’, also to hat
[hʊd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a gangster or similar violent criminal
(e.g: I been beaten up by hoods)
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Origin
:
1930s: abbreviation of hoodlum
[hʊd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a neighbourhood, especially one in an urban area
(e.g: I've lived in the hood for 15 years)
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Origin
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1960s: shortening of neighbourhood
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