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nod

[nod] verb, nod⋅ded, nod⋅ding, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
2. to let the head fall slightly forward with a sudden, involuntary movement when sleepy.
3. to doze, esp. in a sitting position: The speaker was so boring that half the audience was nodding.
4. to become careless, inattentive, or listless; make an error or mistake through lack of attention.
5. (of trees, flowers, plumes, etc.) to droop, bend, or incline with a swaying motion.
–verb (used with object)
6. to bend (the head) in a short, quick downward movement, as of assent or greeting.
7. to express or signify by such a movement of the head: to nod approval; to nod agreement.
8. to summon, bring, or send by a nod of the head.
9. to cause (something) to lean or sway; incline.
–noun
10. a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
11. a brief period of sleep; nap.
12. a bending or swaying movement.
13. nod off, to fall asleep or doze, esp. in a sitting position: He was reprimanded for nodding off in class.
14. nod out, Slang. to fall asleep, esp. owing to the effects of a drug.
15. give the nod to, Informal. to express approval of; agree to: The board gave the nod to the new proposal.
16. on the nod,
a. British Slang. on credit.
b. Slang. drowsy following a dose of a narcotic drug.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME nodde, of uncert. orig.


nodder, noun
nod⋅ding⋅ly, adverb


3. drowse.
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nodded out

  1. mod.
    in heroin euphoria; under the influence of heroin. (Drugs.) : Max nodded out after his fix.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

nod  (v.)
"to quickly bow the head," c.1386, of unknown origin, probably an O.E. word, but not recorded; perhaps related to O.H.G. hnoton "to shake," from P.Gmc. *khnudojanan. The noun is first attested 1540. Meaning "to drift in and out of consciousness while on drugs" is attested from 1968.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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