hood vs thug

hood

noun
  • Gangster, thug. 

  • Person wearing a hoodie. 

  • A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree. 

  • One of the endmost planks (or, one of the ends of the planks) in a ship’s bottom at bow or stern, that fits into the rabbet. (These, when fit into the rabbet, resemble a hood (covering).) 

  • In the human hand, over the extensor digitorum, an expansion of the extensor tendon over the metacarpophalangeal joint (the extensor hood syn. dorsal hood syn. lateral hood) 

  • A cover over the engine, driving machinery or inner workings of something. 

  • An enclosure that protects something, especially from above. 

  • A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes. 

  • A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. 

  • The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle, known as a bonnet in other countries. 

  • An expansion on the sides of the neck typical for many elapids e.g. the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) and Indian cobra (Naja naja). 

  • A soft top of a convertible car or carriage. 

  • The osseous or cartilaginous marginal extension behind the back of many a dinosaur such as a ceratopsid and reptiles such as Chlamydosaurus kingii. 

  • Neighborhood. 

verb
  • To cover something with a hood. 

adj
  • Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods. 

thug

noun
  • A punk; a hoodlum; a hooligan. 

  • One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her. 

  • One who, usually as a result of social disadvantage, has turned to committing crimes (e.g. selling drugs, robbery, assault, etc.) to make a living; a gangsta. 

  • An over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed. 

  • Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire. 

  • A wooden bat used in the game of miniten, fitting around the player's hand. 

verb
  • To commit acts of thuggery, to live the life of a thug, or to dress and act in a manner reminiscent of someone who does. 

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