Idioms for nod

    give the nod to, Informal. to express approval of; agree to: The board gave the nod to the new proposal.
    on the nod,
    1. British Slang. on credit.
    2. Slang. drowsy following a dose of a narcotic drug.

Origin of nod

1350–1400; Middle English nodde, of uncertain origin

OTHER WORDS FROM nod

nod·der, noun nod·ding·ly, adverb un·nod·ding, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for nodding

nod
/ (nɒd) /

verb nods, nodding or nodded

noun

See also nod off, nod out

Derived forms of nod

nodding, adjective, noun

Word Origin for nod

C14 nodde, of obscure origin

Idioms and Phrases with nodding

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