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[nɒd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- lower and raise one's head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent, or understanding, or to give someone a signal
(e.g: he looked around for support and everyone nodded)
- let one's head fall forward when drowsy or asleep
(e.g: Anna nodded over her book)
- head (the ball) without great force
(e.g: Henry nodded the ball over the line)
Phrases:
- a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse
- be on nodding terms
- get the nod
- give someone or something the nod
- nodding acquaintance
- on the nod
Origin
:
late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps of Low German origin; compare with Middle High German notten ‘move about, shake’. The noun dates from the mid 16th century
[nɒd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an act of nodding the head
(e.g: at a nod from his father he left the room)
Phrases:
- a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse
- be on nodding terms
- get the nod
- give someone or something the nod
- nodding acquaintance
- on the nod
Origin
:
late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps of Low German origin; compare with Middle High German notten ‘move about, shake’. The noun dates from the mid 16th century
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