NOD


Meaning of NOD in English

I. nod 1 W2 /nɒd $ nɑːd/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle nodded , present participle nodding ) [intransitive and transitive]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from Low German ]

1 . to move your head up and down, especially in order to show agreement or understanding ⇨ shake :

I asked her if she was ready to go, and she nodded.

Mom nodded her head sympathetically.

nod your approval/agreement etc (=show your approval etc by nodding)

Corbett nodded his acceptance.

2 . to move your head down and up again once in order to greet someone or give someone a sign to do something

nod at

The judge nodded at the foreman to proceed.

nod to

She nodded to us as she walked by.

3 . have a nodding acquaintance (with something) to know a little about a subject but not a lot:

Students will need to have a nodding acquaintance with Spanish.

4 . have a nodding acquaintance (with somebody) ( also be on nodding terms (with somebody) British English ) to know someone but not very well

nod off phrasal verb

to begin to sleep, usually when you do not intend to and are sitting somewhere:

I missed the movie because I kept nodding off.

II. nod 2 BrE AmE noun

1 . [countable] an act of nodding:

The woman greeted us with a nod of the head.

I showed the doorman my card and he gave a friendly nod.

2 . give somebody the nod/get the nod from somebody informal to give or be given permission to do something:

We’re waiting for the boss to give us the nod on this one.

3 . on the nod British English informal by general agreement and without people discussing it:

The chairman’s proposals are usually passed on the nod.

4 . a nod’s as good as a wink British English used to tell someone that you have understood something, although it was said in an indirect way

⇨ the land of nod at ↑ land 1 (9)

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