HOODING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

an aggressive and violent young criminal

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

(zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

Example: there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars; the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a headdress that protects the head and face

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

the folding roof of a carriage

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Noun

(falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Noun

a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Noun

(slang) a neighborhood

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Noun

a protective covering that is part of a plant

Meaning 11

Part of speech: Verb

cover with a hood

Example: The bandits were hooded