Usually means: Fall asleep briefly; often unintentionally.
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  1. nod off: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. nod off: Merriam-Webster
  3. nod off: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. nod off: Collins English Dictionary
  5. nod off: Vocabulary.com
  6. nod off: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. nod off: Wiktionary
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  10. nod off: Phrasal Verb Page
  11. nod off: FreeDictionary.org
  12. nod off: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. nod off: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  2. nod off: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (nod off)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic, intransitive) To fall asleep, especially unintentionally.

Similar:
flake out, doze off, drop off, fall asleep, drift off, dope off, drowse off, nod out, snooze off, drowse, more...

Opposite:
stay awake, remain alert, be attentive, be vigilant

Adjectives:
faint, napoo, sacked out, strangulated, drowned, stifled, swear, out for the count, winded, fit, bleary

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Similar:
flake out, doze off, drop off, fall asleep, drift off, dope off, drowse off, nod out, snooze off, drowse, more...

Opposite:
stay awake, remain alert, be attentive, be vigilant

Adjectives:
faint, napoo, sacked out, strangulated, drowned, stifled, swear, out for the count, winded, fit, bleary



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