nod

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1. 1.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.
2. 2.To be drowsy or dull; to be careless. Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. Pope.
3. 3.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.
4. 4.To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation.
5. 5.To cause to bend. [Poetic] By every wind that nods the mountain pine. Keats.
6. 6.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.
7. 7.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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 called?
• What is to be drowsy or dull; to be careless. Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. Pope called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation called?
• What is to cause to bend. [Poetic] By every wind that nods the mountain pine. Keats called?
• What is 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 called?