Hoods Meaning in English
word · lemma: hood
परिभाषा
Plural of 'hood.' Can mean coverings for the head (like on a sweatshirt), the metal cover over a car engine, or, informally in the US, neighborhoods.
उपयोग और बारीकियां
'Hoods' as head coverings is standard. 'The hoods' for car engine covers is mostly US usage. In US slang, 'the hoods' means urban neighborhoods, especially poorer ones—used mainly in African American Vernacular English (AAVE). Don't confuse with 'hood' meaning criminal (UK slang: 'hoodlum').
उदाहरण वाक्य
The children wore their hoods because it was raining.
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Some cars have very large hoods.
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The jackets come with removable hoods.
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I grew up in one of the toughest hoods in Chicago.
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Pull your hoods up if it gets windy out there!
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Mechanics opened the cars' hoods to check for problems.
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