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Definition of "nod" []

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nod" in a sentence
  • "And as we all know (or at least so the magazines keep telling us), a man will only love us (subtext: will want to give us a good tumble on his high heat cycle * wink wink nod nod*) if we are svelte."
  • "You know, sometimes it's not ALL about love .. it's about the other L-word .. * nod nod*"
  • "The latest Double Feature amateur sleuth is an amusing homage to great comedic movies such as the title nod to A Night at the era."