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Dec 4, 2015 · Dec 4, 2015. #4. If you go to the Corpus of Contemporary American English and enter. *hood. in the box at the upper left, labeled "WORD (S)", it will give you a list of the most frequent words that end in "-hood" (neighborhood, childhood, likelihood,...). And similarly, *ship. (The asterisk means "any preceding letters in the word ...
Oct 29, 2012 · 1. : thug; especially : a violent criminal. 2. : a young ruffian. — hood·lum·ish adjective. — hood·lum·ism noun. See hoodlum defined for English-language learners ». See hoodlum defined for kids ». Examples of HOODLUM.
Nov 5, 2010 · Aug 23, 2017. #5. Loob said: I'm sure you're right, ekbatana. Both "lift the hood" (BrE "bonnet") and "kick the tires" (BrE "tyres") refer to the sort of checks you might make when buying a second-hand car. They're being used metaphorically here, of course. This is the perfect answer. Lift the hood and see whats inside.
Jul 19, 2011 · Le Havre. French. Jul 19, 2011. #1. Hello folks. Is anyone could let me know what does "going to the hood" mean used like an expression or idiom, please. Thank you. Est-ce que quelqu'un pourrait me dire ce que signifie "going to the hood" utilise comme idiom. Merci beaucoup.
May 30, 2005 · Puerto Rico. Español puertorriqueño & US English. May 30, 2005. #3. "Under the hood" means literally, "Under the car hood, where the engine is"... and in your phrase it's being used to highlight that the difference between the two systems lies in the way they work rather than in the way they "look" or present themselves to the user. Saludos,
May 18, 2007 · English Canada. May 18, 2007. #5. Suehil said: Not a rule, maybe, but a rule of thumb. '-hood' refers to an identity 'childhood', 'adulthood', (you can say I am a child', 'I am an adult', etc.) '-ness' is the noun from a quality 'pitilessness', 'goodness'. '-dom' is a realm. 'kingdom', 'the realm of a king', 'Christendom' (the realm of the ...
Dec 31, 2014 · Dec 31, 2014. #2. "Horses under the hood" refers to the size and strength of the truck's engine, which is measured in horsepower. The engine is located under the truck's hood (or "bonnet," in BE). The horses in back, of course, are the actual animals they're hauling. Don't forget to tell us the name and author of the article you've cited.
Aug 19, 2009 · Russian (Moscow) Aug 19, 2009. #7. No, in this case it is slang for neighborhood. in the 'hood is now used by everybody, but I think it originated in ghettos (sometimes even now they use 'hood for ghetto) - that's why my first thought was the person is back home from jail! It has nothing to do with clothing / hats / hoods.
Nov 3, 2019 · Nowadays, you generally can't open the open the hood from the outside yourself. You have to pull the handle inside the car to release the first latch. That's why someone standing in front of the car asks you to pop the hood. They want you to release the mechanism so they can reach in and pull the lever that releases the second latch that allows ...
Jun 8, 2010 · Really, "pop the hood" has one meaning and one meaning only: open the hood (bonnet, capot) of the car to expose the motor. When you stop at a full-service gas station and the attendant offers to check your oil, they say "pop the hood". No one would ever, ever, ever say "pop the hood" to refer to retracting the roof of a convertible.
