nod
vb , nods, nodding, nodded
1 to lower and raise (the head) briefly, as to indicate agreement, invitation, etc.
2 tr to express or indicate by nodding
she nodded approval
3 tr to bring or direct by nodding
she nodded me towards the manager's office
4 intr (of flowers, trees, etc.) to sway or bend forwards and back
5 intr to let the head fall forward through drowsiness; be almost asleep
the old lady sat nodding by the fire
6 intr to be momentarily inattentive or careless
even Homer sometimes nods
n
7 a quick down-and-up movement of the head, as in assent, command, etc.
she greeted him with a nod
8 a short sleep; nap
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land of Nod
9 a swaying motion, as of flowers, etc., in the wind
10 ♦
nodding acquaintance a slight, casual, or superficial knowledge (of a subject or a person)
a agreed, as in a committee meeting, without any formal procedure
12 ♦
the nod (Boxing, informal) the award of a contest to a competitor on the basis of points scored,
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nod off →
nod out (C14 nodde, of obscure origin) ♦
nodding adj, n
land of Nod
n
1 (Old Testament) a region to the east of Eden to which Cain went after he had killed Abel (Genesis 4:14)
2 an imaginary land of sleep
nid-nod
vb , -nods, -nodding, -nodded to nod repeatedly
(C18: reduplication of nod)
nod off
vb intr, adv
Informal to fall asleep
nod out
vb intr, adv
Slang to lapse into stupor, esp. on heroin