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"Nod" Definition

noun

A forward or up-and-down movement of the head, usually expressive of drowsiness or agreement: a nod of affirmation.
An indication of approval or assent: The contestant got the nod from the judges.
The act or an instance of nodding.
An indication especially of approval or recognition.

phrasal-verb

Nod off To doze momentarily: nodded off during the lecture.
Nod out Slang To fall asleep, especially as a result of taking a drug.

verb-intransitive

To be careless or momentarily inattentive as if sleepy; lapse: Even Homer nods.
To let the head fall forward when sleepy.
To lower and raise the head quickly, as in agreement or acknowledgment.
To sway, move up and down, or droop, as flowers in the wind.

verb-transitive

To lower and raise (the head) quickly in agreement or acknowledgment.
To summon, guide, or send by nodding the head: She nodded us into the room.

verb

To make a quick downward motion of the head whether deliberately (as in expressing assent or salutation) or involuntarily (as from drowsiness).
To incline or sway from the vertical as though ready to fall.
To bend or sway the upper part gently downward or forward bob gently.
To make a slip or error in a moment of abstraction.
To incline (as the head) downward or forward.

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