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(intr, adverb) informal to fall asleep

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Words nearby nod off

node of Cloquet, node of Ranvier, nodical, nodical month, no dice, nod off, nodose, nodose rheumatism, no doubt, nodous, nod out

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How to use nod off in a sentence

Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
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A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
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The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.
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The off-year special election into which Duke threw himself drew little media notice at first.
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Aaron Paul may play a young Han Solo in the first Star Wars spin-off.
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A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The nod of assent was given, and the permission put in force with hearty good will.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
By the time this story was finished, the company gathered around the fire began to nod their heads.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
She gave him a cavalier little nod, touched her horse with the whip, and a moment later was lost in a cloud of dust.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Gwynne accepted this act of sacrifice with a matter-of-fact nod, and it was but a moment later that they came upon another flock.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

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nod off

Fall asleep momentarily, doze, as in Grandma spends a lot of time in her rocking chair, nodding off now and then. This expression alludes to the quick involuntary dropping of one's head from an upright position when drowsy or napping. The verb nod alone was so used from the mid-1500s. Also see drop off, def. 1.

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