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Nod; NOD (disambiguation)
nod
¦ verb (nods, nodding, nodded)
1. lower and raise one's head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent, or understanding, or as a signal.
signify or express in this way: he nodded his consent.
(nod something through) informal approve something by general agreement and without discussion.
move one's head up and down repeatedly.
2. let one's head fall forward when drowsy or asleep.
(nod off) informal fall asleep.
make a mistake due to a momentary lack of attention. [with allusion to L. dormitat Homerus 'even Homer nods' (Horace Ars Poet. 359).]
3. Soccer head (the ball) in a specified direction without great force.
¦ noun an act of nodding.
?a gesture of acknowledgement or concession.
Phrases
a nodding acquaintance a slight acquaintance.
be on nodding terms know someone slightly.
give someone/thing the nod
1. select or approve someone or something.
2. give someone a signal.
on the nod Brit. informal
1. by general agreement and without discussion.
2. dated on credit.
Origin
ME: perh. of Low Ger. origin.
nod
(nods, nodding, nodded)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you nod, you move your head downwards and upwards to show that you are answering 'yes' to a question, or to show agreement, understanding, or approval.
'Are you okay?' I asked. She nodded and smiled...
Jacques tasted one and nodded his approval...
'Oh, yes,' she nodded. 'I understand you very well.'
VERB: no passive, V, V n, V with quote
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Nod is also a noun.
She gave a nod and said, 'I see'...
He gave Sabrina a quick nod of acknowledgement.
N-COUNT: usu a N
2.
If you nod in a particular direction, you bend your head once in that direction in order to indicate something or to give someone a signal.
'Does it work?' he asked, nodding at the piano...
He lifted the end of the canoe, nodding to me to take up mine.
VERB: no passive, V prep, V to n to-inf
3.
If you nod, you bend your head once, as a way of saying hello or goodbye.
All the girls nodded and said 'Hi'...
Tom nodded a greeting but didn't say anything...
Both of them smiled and nodded at friends...
They nodded goodnight to the security man.
VERB: no passive, V, V n, V at/to n, V n to n
4.
In football, if a player nods the ball in a particular direction, they hit the ball there with their head. (BRIT INFORMAL)
Taylor leapt up to nod the ball home...
= head
VERB: V n adv/prep
nod
I
n.
movement of the head
1) an approving nod
2) a nod to
3) (misc.) (BE) the proposal was approved on the nod (without the need for a vote)
awarding of a decision
(usu. sports)
4) to get the nod
II
v. (D; intr., tr.) to nod at, to (when she entered the room, she nodded to us)
Examples of use of nod
1. If you nod, people nod with you." But Clinton‘s always been adept at conveying strength.
2. "There was no nod and wink from the UK, no nod and wink from the United States," he said.
3. "It‘s a nod to the modern day," she told Reuters.
4. From communicating with his eyes or a nod to talking.
5. With solid fundraising numbers and a nod from Sen.