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Tide

//taɪd// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
"The Bristol Channel has some of the world's largest tides."
2
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon wordnet
3
The associated flow of water.
"A lot of driftwood was brought in on the tide."
4
something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea) wordnet
5
Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body.
"As well as sea tides, there are much smaller land tides."

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6
there are usually two high and two low tides each day wordnet
7
A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.
"The sewer burst, and a tide of sewage poured into nearby properties."
8
The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.
"The tide of public opinion has turned."
9
Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast. obsolete
"[...] and rest their weary limbs a tide."
10
A time. archaic, regional
"The doctor's no good this tide."
11
A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifier. archaic, in-compounds, regional
"Eventide, noontide, morrowtide, nighttide, moontide, harvesttide, wintertide, summertide, springtide, autumntide etc."
12
The period of twelve hours.

Verb

1
To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream. transitive
"They are tided down the stream."
2
To happen, occur. intransitive, obsolete
"I wit not what may tide us here"
3
be carried with the tide wordnet
4
To carry over or through a problem or difficulty. broadly
5
cause to float with the tide wordnet

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6
To pour a tide or flood. intransitive, rare
"The ocean tided most impressively."
7
rise or move forward wordnet
8
To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis Proto-Germanic *tīdiz Proto-West Germanic *tīdi Old English tīd Middle English tyde English tide Inherited from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-West Germanic *tīdi, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis, from *deh₂y- + *-tis. Related to time.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

From Middle English tiden, tide, from Old English tīdan (“to happen”).

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