Hood vs. Thug — What's the Difference?

A covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face, typically forming part of a coat or cloak

A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum.

A thing resembling a hood in shape or use.

Also Thug One of a group of professional criminals, devotees of Kali, who robbed and murdered travelers in northern India until the mid-1800s.

A gangster or similar violent criminal

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

A neighbourhood, especially one in an urban area

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

Put a hood on or over

(horticulture) An over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.

A loose pliable covering for the head and neck, often attached to a robe or jacket.

A punk; a hoodlum; a hooligan.

An ornamental draping of cloth hung from the shoulders of an academic or ecclesiastical robe.

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

A sack placed over the head of a falcon to keep it quiet.

(AAVE) 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.

A metal cover or cowl for a hearth or stove.

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.

A carriage top.

One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the British government.

The hinged metal lid over the engine of a motor vehicle.

An assassin; a ruffian; a rough.

(Zoology) A colored marking or an expanded part, such as a crest, on or near the head of an animal.

An aggressive and violent young criminal

A hoodlum; a thug.

A rowdy or violent young person.

A neighborhood, usually in the inner city.

Variant of hood3.

To supply or cover with a hood.

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

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

An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.

Particular parts of conveyances

A soft top of a convertible car or carriage.

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

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

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

(nautical) 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).

Various body parts

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

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

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)

(slang) Gangster, thug.

Neighborhood.

(UK) Person wearing a hoodie.

To cover something with a hood.

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

State; condition.

A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment

Anything resembling a hood in form or use

The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern.

Same as hoodlum.

Same as neighborhood.

To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage.

To cover; to hide; to blind.

An aggressive and violent young criminal

Metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

The folding roof of a carriage

A headdress that protects the head and face

Protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine;

Cover with a hood;