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English Idioms :: nod
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nod - See: LAND OF NOD. |
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Traditional English :: nod
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nod - v. & n. --v. (nodded, nodding)
1 intr. incline one's head slightly and briefly in greeting, assent, or command.
2 intr. let one's head fall forward in drowsiness; be drowsy.
3 tr. incline (one's head).
4 tr. signify (assent etc.) by a nod.
5 intr. (of flowers, plumes, etc.) bend downwards and sway, or move up and down.
6 intr. make a mistake due to a momentary lack of alertness or attention.
7 intr. (of a building etc.) incline from the perpendicular (nodding to its fall). --n. get the nod US be chosen or approved. nodding acquaintance (usu. foll. by with) a very slight acquaintance with a person or subject. nod off colloq. fall asleep. nod through colloq.
1 approve on the nod.
2 Brit. Parl. formally count (a Member of Parliament) as if having voted when unable to do so. on the nod colloq.
1 with merely formal assent and no discussion.
2 on credit. noddingly adv. [ME nodde, of unkn. orig.] |
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Most Often Usage
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