- a small quick movement of the head down and up again
- to give a nod of approval/agreement/encouragement
Extra Examples- ‘I couldn't have done this alone,’ he said with a nod towards/toward his partner.
- At a nod from Lawton, he gently turned the handle.
- He dismissed them with a curt nod.
- My teacher gave me a nod of reassurance and I began.
- She answered with a slight nod of the head.
- She answered with an almost imperceptible nod of the head.
- She inspected my work and gave a satisfied nod.
- a nod of approval
- He gave a quick nod of recognition.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- quick
- …
- give (somebody)
- get
- receive
- …
- at a nod
- with a nod
- nod from
- …
- a nod of somebody’s/the head
Word Originlate 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 cent.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See nod in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryget the nod
- (informal) to be chosen for something; to be given permission or approval to do something
- He got the nod from the team manager (= he was chosen for the team).
- The proposal should get the nod.
- He's ready to play and just waiting to get the nod from the coach.
give somebody/something the nod (informal)
- to give permission for something; to agree to something
- We've been given the nod to expand the business.
- I hope he'll give the nod to the plan.
- to choose somebody for something
a nod and a wink
(also a nod is as good as a wink)
- used to say that a suggestion or a hint will be understood, without anything more being said
- Everything could be done by a nod and a wink.
a (passing) nod to something
- something that you do or say to acknowledge the importance or influence of something
- The house is white, in a passing nod to Greek tradition.
- He gave a passing nod to the show that had launched his career.
on the nod
- (British English, informal) if a proposal is accepted on the nod, it is accepted without any discussion
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