hood

n.

1. A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.
2. An ornamental draping of cloth hung from the shoulders of an academic or ecclesiastical robe.
3. A sack placed over the head of a falcon to keep it quiet.
4. 1. A metal cover or cowl for a hearth or stove.
   2. A carriage top.
   3. The hinged metal lid over the engine of a motor vehicle.
5. Zoology. An expanded part, crest, or marking on or near the head of an animal.

tr.v., hood·ed, hood·ing, hoods.
To supply or cover with a hood.

[Middle English hod, from Old English hōd.]

hood² (hʊd)
n. Slang

1. A hoodlum; a thug.
2. A rowdy or violent young person.

[Short for HOODLUM.]

hood³ or 'hood (hʊd)
n. Slang
A neighborhood, usually in the inner city.

[African American Vernacular English, short for NEIGHBORHOOD.]

noun

1. A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire: hoodlum, ruffian, thug, tough. Informal hooligan. Slang goon, gorilla. See attack/defend, crimes.
2. A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions: hoodlum, mug, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough. Informal toughie. Slang punk. See attack/defend, crimes.

1. A cover placed above an opening or an object to shelter it.
2. A cover placed over a fire or chimney to create a draft and to direct the smoke, odors, or noxious vapors into a flue; may be supported or hung in space, or attached to a wall; sometimes furnished with a grease filter or extractor, a light fixture, and fire-extinguishing system.

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Controlling ratite birds with darkness by covering the head with a hood which covers the head and the cranial half of the neck without occluding the nostrils.

Mystery and death are the associations of a hooded figure. The hood can indicate either the passing away of old obstacles or cowering and hiding from a person or a situation.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - hætte, hue, kølerhjelm, røghætte, emhætte, udhæng
v. tr. - trække en hætte over, tilsløre

2.
n. - gangster

3.
n. - nabolag, bydel, strøg, naboer

Nederlands (Dutch)
kap, capuchon, overkapping/ -dekking, tent, schild van dier, gangster, beschermkap, afzuigkap, motorkap

Français (French)
1.
n. - capuche, capot, capuchon, cagoule, chaperon (pour un faucon, sur un cobra), hotte (d'une cuisinière), capot (antibruit) (sur une imprimante), (GB) capote (voiture, poussette), (US, Aut) capot, (US) épitoge
v. tr. - couvrir d'une capuche

2.
n. - (US) truand, loubard

3.
n. - (son) voisinage

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kapuze, Motorhaube, Abzug
v. - (mit einer Kapuze) bedecken

2.
n. - Gangster, Rowdy

3.
n. - Nachbarschaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουκούλα, σκούφος, κάλυμμα, καπό (μηχανής) αυτοκινήτου
v. - καλύπτω με κουκούλα, κουκουλώνω, τοποθετώ καλύπτρα

Italiano (Italian)
cappuccio, cofano, cappa d'aspirazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - capuz (m), capô (m) (Autom.), capelo (m), bandido (m) (encapuzado) (gír.)
v. - cobrir com capuz, prover capuz ou similar

Русский (Russian)
капюшон, складной верх автомобиля, кожух, чехол, шлем, закрывать капюшоном, скрывать, замазывать

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - capucha, caperuza, capirote, capota, campana, sombrerete, capó
v. tr. - encapuchar, cubrir con una capucha o capota

2.
n. - gángster, matón

3.
n. - barrio, vecindad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kapuschong, huva, krage, skydd, motorhuvud, kapp (sjö), hätta, gangster, nunna
v. - sätta huva på, täcka över

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 风帽, 兜帽, 似风帽的东西, 罩上, 以头巾覆盖

2. 头巾

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 風帽, 兜帽, 似風帽的東西
v. tr. - 罩上, 以頭巾覆蓋

2.
n. - 頭巾

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 두건, 대학 예복
v. tr. - 두건으로 가리우다, 눈가림하다

2.
n. - 불량자, 폭력배

3.
n. - 무리, 사회

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 頭巾, フード, 背部の垂れ布, ボンネット, かさ, 覆い, ずきん

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قلنسوة, البرنس, غطاء للرأس, والعنق معا, غطاء واق للرأس, والوجه, غماء الصقر يغطي رأسه وعينيه, غماء الفرس, للحؤول بينه وبين رؤيه ما على يمينه ويسا, طيه زينيه على ظهر الرداء الجامعي أو الثوب الكنسي, غطاء أو كبوت العربه أو السيارة, غطاء محرك السيارة المعدني (فعل) يزود بغطاء أو غماء, يستر أو يحجب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כובע, בורנס, ברדס, גג זחיח, חיפת המנוע‬
v. tr. - ‮חבש כובע‬
n. - ‮פושע מזוין‬
n. - ‮שכונה (בד"כ של מישהו)‬

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hood	Kitchen Hood
Hama Hood	Lens Hood