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Nod
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- 1 An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting.
- 2 Initialism of notice Of disagreement; filed by an appellant in response to a denial of veteran's benefits in United States law. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 the act of nodding the head wordnet
- 4 A reference or allusion to something.
"Much like Mirror Mirror, Huntsman appears to borrow liberally from other fantasy films. Sometimes the nods are clever—Stewart’s first night in the forest, among hallucinatory fog that gives the trees faces and clutching hands, evokes Disney’s animated Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs from 1937."
- 5 Initialism of Night Optical/Observation Device. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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- 6 a sign of assent or salutation or command wordnet
- 7 A nomination.
"For the fifth time in her career she received a Grammy nod, she has yet to win the award."
- 8 Approval. figuratively
"The plan is expected to get the nod from councillors at the next meeting."
- 9 A state of half-consciousness; stupor.
"Withered addicts drooped into chronic heroin nods."
- 1 To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement. ambitransitive
"‘She has big breasts’, Chuck said. ‘Who? Patty? Oh yes.’ Hentman nodded. ‘Well, it’s that operation they give in Hollywood and New York. It’s more the rage now than the dilation, and she’s had that done, too.’"
- 2 be almost asleep wordnet
- 3 To briefly incline the head downwards as a cursory greeting. ambitransitive
- 4 let the head fall forward through drowsiness wordnet
- 5 To sway, move up and down. ambitransitive
"By every wind that nods the mountain pine."
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- 6 lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation wordnet
- 7 To gradually fall asleep. intransitive
- 8 express or signify by nodding wordnet
- 9 To signify by a nod. transitive
"They nodded their assent."
- 10 sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion wordnet
- 11 To make a mistake by being temporarily inattentive or tired intransitive
"Even Homer nods."
- 12 To head; to strike the ball with one's head. intransitive, transitive
"Jones nods the ball back to his goalkeeper."
- 13 To allude to something. figuratively, intransitive
"Though the title nods to the Italian neo-realist classic Bicycle Thieves—and Cyril, much like the father and son in that movie, spends much of his time tracking down the oft-stolen possession—The Kid With A Bike isn’t about the bike as something essential to his livelihood, but as his sole connection to the freedom and play of childhood itself."
- 14 To fall asleep while under the influence of opiates. intransitive, slang
Etymology
From Middle English nodden, probably from an unrecorded Old English *hnodian (“to nod, shake the head”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnodōn, from Proto-Germanic *hnudōną (“to beat, rivet, pound, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *kendʰ-, from *ken- (“to scratch, scrape, rub”). Compare Old High German hnotōn (“to shake”), hnutten (“to shake, rattle, vibrate”) (> modern dialectal German notteln, nütteln (“to rock, move back and forth”)), Faroese njóða (“to clench a nail”), Icelandic hnjóða (“to rivet, clinch”), Faroese noða (“to double by bending”), Icelandic hnoða (“to clinch, rivet”).
From Middle English nodden, probably from an unrecorded Old English *hnodian (“to nod, shake the head”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnodōn, from Proto-Germanic *hnudōną (“to beat, rivet, pound, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *kendʰ-, from *ken- (“to scratch, scrape, rub”). Compare Old High German hnotōn (“to shake”), hnutten (“to shake, rattle, vibrate”) (> modern dialectal German notteln, nütteln (“to rock, move back and forth”)), Faroese njóða (“to clench a nail”), Icelandic hnjóða (“to rivet, clinch”), Faroese noða (“to double by bending”), Icelandic hnoða (“to clinch, rivet”).
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