(~s, ~ding, ~ded)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~, you move your head downwards and upwards to show that you are answering ‘yes’ to a question, or to show agreement, understanding, or approval.
‘Are you okay?’ I asked. She ~ded and smiled...
Jacques tasted one and ~ded his approval...
‘Oh, yes,’ she ~ded. ‘I understand you very well.’
VERB: no passive, V, V n, V with quote
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Nod is also a noun.
She gave a ~ and said, ‘I see’...
He gave Sabrina a quick ~ of acknowledgement.
N-COUNT: usu a N
2.
If you ~ in a particular direction, you bend your head once in that direction in order to indicate something or to give someone a signal.
‘Does it work?’ he asked, ~ding at the piano...
He lifted the end of the canoe, ~ding to me to take up mine.
VERB: no passive, V prep, V to n to-inf
3.
If you ~, you bend your head once, as a way of saying hello or goodbye.
All the girls ~ded and said ‘Hi’...
Tom ~ded a greeting but didn’t say anything...
Both of them smiled and ~ded at friends...
They ~ded goodnight to the security man.
VERB: no passive, V, V n, V at/to n, V n to n
4.
In football, if a player ~s the ball in a particular direction, they hit the ball there with their head. (BRIT INFORMAL)
Taylor leapt up to ~ the ball home...
= head
VERB: V n adv/prep