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Definition of 'nod'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) nod
to make a slight, quick inclination of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.

2.  nod
to let the head fall forward with a sudden, involuntary movement when sleepy.

3.  nod
to become careless, inattentive, or listless; make a mistake through lack of attention.

4.  nod
(of trees, flowers, plumes, etc.) to droop, bend, or incline with a swaying motion.

5. (v.t.) nod
to bend (the head) in a short, quick downward movement, as of assent or greeting.

6.  nod
to express by such a movement of the head:
to nod one's agreement.

7.  nod
to summon, bring, or send by a nod of the head:
nodded us to follow him.

8.  nod
Slang. to fall asleep, esp. owing to the effects of a drug.

9. (n.) nod
a short, quick inclination of the head, as in assent, greeting, command, or drowsiness.

10.  nod
a brief period of sleep; nap.

11.  nod
a bending or swaying movement.

12. (n.) Nod
the land east of Eden where Cain went to dwell. Gen. 4:16.

Definition of 'nod'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) nod
a sign of assent or salutation or command

2. (verb) nod
the act of nodding the head

3. (verb) nod
express or signify by nodding
"He nodded his approval"

4. (verb) nod
lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation
"The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"

5. (verb) nod
let the head fall forward through drowsiness
"The old man was nodding in his chair"

6. (verb) nod
sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion
"the flowers were nodding in the breeze"

7. (verb) nod
be almost asleep
"The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"

Definition of 'nod'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) nod
to move your head up and then down, especially to agree or give a signal
If I don't understand, I usually just nod and smile politely.; He nodded toward the exit to tell me we should leave.

Definition of 'nod'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) nod
a dropping or bending forward of the upper oart or top of anything

2. (noun) nod
a quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head, in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in giving a signal, or a command

3. (verb) nod
to bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes

4. (verb) nod
to incline the head with a quick motion; to make a slight bow; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness, with the head; as, to nod at one

5. (verb) nod
to be drowsy or dull; to be careless

6. (verb) nod
to incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, to nod the head

7. (verb) nod
to signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation

8. (verb) nod
to cause to bend

Translation of 'nod'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.
Afrikaans: knik	Arabic: يَهُزُّ بِرأسِه	Bulgarian: кимам
Brazilian: acenar com a cabeça	Czech: (při)kývnout	German: nicken
Danish: nikke	Greek: νεύω	Spanish: saludar con la cabeza, as
Estonian: noogutama	Farsi: تکاندادن سر بعلامت توافق	Finnish: nyökätä
French: faire un signe de (la) tê	Hebrew: לְהָנִיד רֹאש	Hindi: सिर हिलाना
Croatian: kimnuti, dati mig	Hungarian: bólint	Indonesian: mengangguk
Icelandic: kinka kolli	Italian: (fare un cenno col capo)	Japanese: うなずく
Korean: 끄덕이다	Lithuanian: linktelėti, linksėti	Latvian: (sveicinot, piekrītot) pa
Malay: mengangguk	Dutch: knikken	Norwegian: nikke
Polish: skinąć głową	Persian: تکاندادن سر بعلامت توافق	Pashto: د مثبت ځواب دپاره سر خوځو
Portuguese: baixar a cabeça	Romanian: aîncuviinţa din cap, a fa	Russian: кивать
Slovak: prikývnuť, zakývať	Slovenian: prikimati	Serbian: klimati glavom
Swedish: nicka	Thai: พยักหน้ารับ	Turkish: başını eğerek tasdik etme
Taiwanese: 點頭(表示同意或打招呼等)	Ukrainian: кивати головою	Urdu: اثبات ميں سر ہلانا
Vietnamese: gật đầu	Chinese: 点头（表示同意或打招呼等）
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