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nod
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nod \Nod\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nodded; p. pr. & vb. n. Nodding.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation. [1913 Webster] 3. To cause to bend. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] By every wind that nods the mountain pine. --Keats. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nod \Nod\ (n[o^]d), v. i. [OE. nodden; cf. OHG. kn[=o]t[=o]n,
genuot[=o]n, to shake, and E. nudge.]
1. To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion;
as, nodding plumes.
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2. 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.
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3. To be careless or inattentive; to make a mistake from lack
of attention.
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Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. --Pope.
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4. To be drowsy or dull; to doze off, especially while in a
sitting position; as, half the class nodded while the
professor droned on.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nod \Nod\ (n[o^]d), n.
1. A dropping or bending forward of the upper part or top of
anything.
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Like a drunken sailor on a mast,
Ready with every nod to tumble down. --Shak.
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2. 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; as, a nod of approval.
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A look or a nod only ought to correct them [the
children] when they do amiss. --Locke.
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Nations obey my word and wait my nod. --Prior.
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The land of Nod, sleep.
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