Nod word meaning and definition

[noun] the act of nodding the head
[noun] a sign of assent or salutation or command
[verb] be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"
[verb] let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man was nodding in his chair"
[verb] lower and raise the head, so as to indicate assent
[verb] express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"
[verb] sway gently back and forth, as of flowers or tress in the wind

\Nod\, v. i. [OE. nodden; cf. OHG. kn?t?n, genuot?n, to shake, and E. nudge.] 1. To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes. 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. 3. To be drowsy or dull; to be careless. Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. --Pope.
\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. 2. To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation. 3. To cause to bend. [Poetic] By every wind that nods the mountain pine. --Keats.
\Nod\, n. 1. A dropping or bending forward of the upper oart or top of anything. Like a drunken sailor on a mast, Ready with every nod to tumble down. --Shak. 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. A look or a nod only ought to correct them [the children] when they do amiss. --Locke. Nations obey my word and wait my nod. --Prior. {The land of Nod}, sleep.

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