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Nod (nŏd), v. i. [OE. nodden; cf. OHG. kn&ō;t&ō;n, genuot&ō;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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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.
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2. To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation.
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3. To cause to bend. [Poetic]
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By every wind that nods the mountain pine. Keats.
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Nod (nŏd), 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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