ˈbɒn.ɪt ˈbɑn.ɪt ˈhuːdləm θʌɡ tʌf ˈtʌfi cover with a hood The bandits were hooded (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal 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 a headdress that protects the head and face the folding roof of a carriage metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera an urban, often lower-income inner-city area a protective covering that is part of a plant an aggressive and violent young criminal