6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nod  \Nod\,  v.  i.  [OE.  nodden;  cf  OHG.  kn?t?n,  genuot?n,  to 
  shake,  and  E.  nudge.] 
  1.  To  bend  or  incline  the  upper  part  with  a  quick  motion; 
  as  nodding  plumes. 
 
  2.  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 
 
  3.  To  be  drowsy  or  dull;  to  be  careless. 
 
  Nor  is  it  Homer  nods,  but  we  that  dream.  --Pope. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nod  \Nod\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Nodded};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Nodding}.] 
  1.  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. 
 
  2.  To  signify  by  a  nod;  as  to  nod  approbation. 
 
  3.  To  cause  to  bend.  [Poetic] 
 
  By  every  wind  that  nods  the  mountain  pine.  --Keats. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nod  \Nod\,  n. 
  1.  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. 
 
  2.  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  nod 
  n  1:  a  sign  of  assent  or  salutation  or  command 
  2:  the  act  of  nodding  the  head  [syn:  {nutation}] 
  v  1:  express  or  signify  by  nodding;  "He  nodded  his  approval" 
  2:  lower  and  raise  the  head,  so  as  to  indicate  assent 
  3:  let  the  head  fall  forward  through  drowsiness;  "The  old  man 
  was  nodding  in  his  chair" 
  4:  sway  gently  back  and  forth,  as  of  flowers  or  tress  in  the 
  wind  [syn:  {sway}] 
  5:  be  almost  asleep;  "The  old  man  sat  nodding  by  the  fireplace" 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Nod 
  exile;  wandering;  unrest,  a  name  given  to  the  country  to  which 
  Cain  fled  (Gen.4:16).  It  lay  on  the  east  of  Eden. 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Nod,  vagabond;  fugitive 
 

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