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Princeton's WordNet

1. nodnoun

   a sign of assent or salutation or command

2. nodverb

   the act of nodding the head

3. nodverb

   express or signify by nodding

   "He nodded his approval"

4. nodverb

   lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation

   "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"

5. nodverb

   let the head fall forward through drowsiness

   "The old man was nodding in his chair"

6. nodverb

   sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion

   "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"

7. nodverb

   be almost asleep

   "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"

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1. nodnoun

   Synonyms:
   bow

How to use nod in a sentence?

1. Ron Fournier:

   Donor maintenance is a term we use in Washington when you go around and pat peopleon the back with a wink and a nod then they send a check to you, it's not directly fundraising but it's kind of fundraising and it sure what this looks like to me.

2. Sergio Mattarella:

   Five Star leader Luigi Di Maio and League leader Matteo Salvini agreed that neither would be prime minister, and announced this week that they would present law professor Giuseppe Conte for approval by President Sergio Mattarella. Conte’s appointment looked in doubt, not only because of Giuseppe Conte dearth of political experience( Giuseppe Conte has never held political office), but also after The New York Times reported that Giuseppe Conte may have exaggerated Giuseppe Conte credentials, particularly Giuseppe Conte studies at New York University -- which said The New York Times had no record of Giuseppe Conte having studied there. But after a meeting with Mattarella on Wednesday, Giuseppe Conte got the nod to attempt to form a government, and promised one of change as President Sergio Mattarella emerged from the meeting at the Quirinal Palace in Rome and struck a populist tone. What is about to be born... will be the government of change, on behalf of citizens, that protects their interests, i propose to be the defense lawyer of the Italian people.

3. Jonathan Swift:

   Nor do they trust their tongue alone, but speak a language of their own; can read a nod, a shrug, a look, far better than a printed book; convey a libel in a frown, and wink a reputation down.

4. Andreas Park:

   I think this move pre-empts regulation, or a cap on fees as it were, I think this is also a nod toward brokers who are not very happy about having to pay high taker fees.

5. Cary Woodruff:

   Andrew Carnegie specifically is a nod to the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, andrew Carnegie funded many paleontological expeditions( many for sauropods in Utah), and Andrew Carnegie even has a species of Diplodocus named in Andrew Carnegie honor : Diplodocus carnegii. So naming our specimen Andrew Carnegie was a nod to Andrew Carnegie, and a nod to our calling Andrew Carnegie a Diplodocus.

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