Definitions for the word "nod" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. v. i.
To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion; as, nodding plumes.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. i.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. i.
To be drowsy or dull; to be careless.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. t.
To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. t.
To cause to bend.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
A dropping or bending forward of the upper oart or top of anything.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v.
(-dd-) 1 incline one''s head slightly and briefly in assent, greeting, or command. 2 let one''s head fall forward in drowsiness; be drowsy. 3 incline (one''s head). 4 signify (assent etc.) By a nod. 5 (of flowers, plumes, etc.) Bend downwards and sway. 6 make a mistake due to a momentary lack of alertness or attention. n. Nodding of the head. nod off colloq. Fall asleep. [origin unknown]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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