Nodded

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation.
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     3. To cause to bend. [Poetic]
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              By every wind that nods the mountain pine. --Keats.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nod
       n 1: a sign of assent or salutation or command
       2: the act of nodding the head
       v 1: express or signify by nodding; "He nodded his approval"
       2: lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement
          or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave
          the right answer"
       3: let the head fall forward through drowsiness; "The old man
          was nodding in his chair"
       4: sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the
          flowers were nodding in the breeze"
       5: be almost asleep; "The old man sat nodding by the fireplace"
       [also: {nodding}, {nodded}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nodded
       See {nod}