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Synonyms of nod in English:

nod


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See Spanish definition of cabecear

verb

1‘all she could do was nod her head’

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incline, bob, bow, dip, wag, duck

2‘he nodded to me to start’

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signal, gesture, gesticulate, motion, sign, indicate

3‘even Homer nods’

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make a mistake, be mistaken, be in error, be wrong, be incorrect, get something wrong, make an error, make a slip, err, trip up, stumble
be careless, be inattentive, be negligent
informal slip up

noun

1‘at a nod from the manager, she dimmed the lights’

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signal, indication, sign, cue
gesture

2‘he greeted Ivan with a quick nod of his head’

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inclination, bob, bow, dip, duck
greeting, acknowledgement

Phrases

    get the nod

    ‘Clarke got the nod, and really proved himself during the series’


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    be selected, be chosen, be picked, make the grade
    British be capped
    Australian informal get a guernsey
    give someone or something the nod

    1‘Ronny Johnsen was given the nod in preference to David May’


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    select, choose, pick, go for
    British cap

    2‘the chances are that the Lords will give the treaty the nod’


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    approve, agree to, sanction, ratify, endorse, say yes to, give one's approval to, rubber-stamp
    informal give something the go-ahead, give something the green light, OK, give something the OK, give something the thumbs up
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    reject

    nod off

    ‘the audience began to nod off’


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    fall asleep, go to sleep, get to sleep, doze off, drop off
    informal go off, drift off, crash out, flake out, go out like a light, conk out
    North American informal sack out, zone out
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    stay awake