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  • 1hood — [hud] n [Sense: 1 4; Origin: Old English hod] [Sense: 5; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: neighbourhood] [Sense: 6; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: hoodlum] 1.) a) a part of a coat, jacket etc that you can pull up to cover your head ▪ …

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  • 2hood — [ hud ] noun count * 1. ) the part of a coat or jacket that covers your head: You can always put your hood up if it rains. a ) a piece of cloth that can be pulled over a person s head and face: The robbers were wearing black hoods. b ) a piece of …

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  • 3Hood unit — A hood unit, in railroad terminology, is a body style for diesel and electric locomotives. On a hood unit, the body of the locomotive is less than full width for most of the locomotive s length, with walkways on the outside of the locomotive. In… …

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  • 4Hood (headgear) — A hood is a kind of headgear that covers most of the head and neck and sometimes the face. They may be worn for protection from the environment, for fashion, as a form of traditional dress or uniform, to prevent the wearer seeing or to prevent… …

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  • 5Hood to Coast — The Nike Hood to Coast Relay is a unique long distance relay race held in the U.S. state of Oregon, annually in late August, traditionally on the Friday and Saturday of the weekend before the Labor Day weekend. It is one of the longest major… …

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  • 6hood — {{11}}hood (n.1) covering, O.E. hod hood, from P.Gmc. *hodaz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. hod hood, M.Du. hoet, Du. hoed hat, O.H.G. huot helmet, hat, Ger. Hut hat, O.Fris. hode …

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  • 7Hood event — The Hood Event (Çuval Olayı in Turkish) was an incident on July 4, 2003 following the 2003 invasion of Iraq where a group of Turkish military personnel operating in northern Iraq were captured, led away with hoods over their heads, and… …

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  • 8hood — UK [hʊd] / US noun [countable] Word forms hood : singular hood plural hoods 1) the part of a coat or jacket that covers your head You can always put your hood up if it rains. a) a piece of cloth that can be pulled over a person s head and face… …

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  • 9hood — I. n. 1. Cowl, head cover, padded bonnet. 2. Cover, protection, shelter. 3. Cover, concealment, cloak, blind. II. v. a. 1. Cover with a hood, put a hood on. 2. Cover (in any way), shelter, protect. 3 …

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  • 10hood — noun (C) 1 a part of a coat that you can pull up to cover your head: a fur lined hood 2 a cover fitted above a cooker 1 (1) to remove the smell of cooking 3 AmE the metal covering over the engine on a car: Check under the hood and see what that… …

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