What is "hood"

Hoodlum \Hood"lum\, n. A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow; colloquially, called also hood. [Colloq. U.S.]

Just tell your hoodlum friends outside You ain't got time to take no ride.
--Yakety-Yak (Song)

Bonnet \Bon"net\ (b[o^]n"n[e^]t), n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet, bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of a stuff, and of unknown origin.]

1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.]
   --Milton.
   --Shak.

2. A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland.

   And p?i?s and bonnets waving high.
   --Sir W. Scott.

3. A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at different times; formerly the front part projected, and spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel.

4. Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use; as,

   1. (Fort.) A small defense work at a salient angle; or a part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part from enfilade fire.

   2. A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught of a chimney, etc.

   3. A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to prevent escape of sparks.

   4. A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft.

   5. In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the valve chambers.

5. (Naut.) An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds.
   --Hakluyt.

6. The second stomach of a ruminating animal.

7. An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy. [Cant]

8. (Automobiles) The metal cover or shield over the motor; predominantly British usage. In the U.S. it is called the hood. [Brit.]

   Bonnet limpet (Zo["o]l.), a name given, from their shape, to various species of shells (family Calyptr[ae]id[ae]).

   Bonnet monkey (Zo["o]l.), an East Indian monkey ( Macacus sinicus), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga.

   Bonnet piece, a gold coin of the time of James V. of Scotland, the king's head on which wears a bonnet.
   --Sir W. Scott.

   To have a bee in the bonnet. See under Bee.

   Black bonnet. See under Black.

   Blue bonnet. See in the Vocabulary.

"covering," Old English hod "hood," from Proto-Germanic *hodaz (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian hod "hood," Middle Dutch hoet, Dutch hoed "hat," Old High German huot "helmet, hat," German Hut "hat," Old Frisian hode "guard, protection"), from PIE *kadh- "cover" (see hat).\n

\nModern spelling is early 1400s to indicate a "long" vowel, which is no longer pronounced as such. Meaning "removable cover for an automobile engine" attested by 1905. Little Red Riding Hood (1729) translates Charles Perrault's Petit Chaperon Rouge ("Contes du Temps Passé" 1697).

"gangster," 1930, American English, shortened form of hoodlum.

"to put a hood on," c.1200, from hood (n.1). Related: Hooded; hooding.

shortened form of neighborhood, by 1987, U.S. black slang.

Etymology 1 n. 1 A covering such as worn over one’s head. 2 A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree. 3 An enclosure that protects something, especially from above. 4 (label en automotive) A soft top of a convertible car or carriage. 5 (label en US automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle. Also known as a bonnet in other countries. 6 A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes. vb. To cover something with a hood. Etymology 2

n. (label en slang) gangster, thug. Etymology 3

1. Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods. alt. Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods. n. (label en slang) neighborhood. Etymology 4

   n. (label en UK) person wearing a hoodie.

1. n. an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer]

2. metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes [syn: exhaust hood]

3. the folding roof of a carriage

4. a headdress that protects the head and face

5. 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" [syn: bonnet, cowl, cowling]

v. cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded"

Hood may refer to:

The hood (US and Canada) or bonnet (most Commonwealth countries) is the hinged cover over the engine of motor vehicles that allows access to the engine compartment (or trunk on rear-engine and some mid-engine vehicles) for maintenance and repair. In British terminology, hood refers to a fabric cover over the passenger compartment of the car (known as the 'top' in the US). In many motor vehicles built in the 1930s and 1940s, the resemblance to an actual hood or bonnet is clear when open and viewed head-on; in modern vehicles it continues to serve the same purpose but no longer resembles a head covering.

On passenger cars, a hood may be held down by a concealed latch. It is designed to protect a car from thefts, damage and sudden hood opening on the road. Hood release system is common on the most of vehicles and usually consists of interior hood latch handle, hood release cable and hood latch assembly. The hood latch handle is usually located below the steering wheel, beside the driver's seat or set into the door frame. When a driver pulls a hood latch handle the hood panel pops up and allows access to the engine compartment. On race cars or cars with aftermarket hoods (that do not use the factory latch system) the hood may be held down by hood pins. A hood may sometimes contain a hood ornament, hood scoop, power bulge, and/or wiper jets. Hoods are typically made out of steel, but aluminum is rapidly gaining popularity with auto companies. Aftermarket manufacturers may construct hoods out of fiberglass, carbon fiber, or dry carbon.

In Japan and Europe, regulations have come into effect in recent years that place a limit on the severity of pedestrian head injury when struck by a motor vehicle. This is leading to more advanced hood designs, as evidenced by multicone hood inner panel designs as found on the Mazda RX-8 and other vehicles. Other changes are being made to use the hood as an active structure and push its surface several centimeters away from the hard motor components during a pedestrian crash. This may be achieved by mechanical (spring force) or pyrotechnic devices.

Hood are an English indie rock band from Leeds, formed in 1991. The band consists of brothers Chris and Richard Adams, and friends (including, at times, Craig Tattersall and Andrew Johnson of The Remote Viewer, and Nicola Hodgkinson of Empress).

The Hood (real name Parker Robbins) is a fictional character, a supervillain, and a crime boss appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Hood is a novel written by Irish author Emma Donoghue in 1995. The book was the recipient of the 1997 Stonewall Book Award and is heavily influenced by James Joyce's Ulysses.

The Hood is the main villain and adversary of International Rescue in the Thunderbirds TV series.

A hood is a kind of headgear that covers most of the head and neck and sometimes the face. Hoods that cover mainly the sides and top of the head, and leave the face mostly or partly open may be worn for protection from the environment (typically cold weather or rain), for fashion, as a form of traditional dress or uniform, or in the case of knights, an armoured hood is used for protection against bladed weapons. In some cases, hoods are used to prevent the wearer from seeing where they are going (e.g., in cases where a prisoner is hooded). Hoods with eye holes can be used to prevent the wearer from being identified, as in the case of Ku Klux Klan members, Islamic terrorists, or criminals such as robbers.

Hood is a surname, and may refer to: