Sekirov Dictionary

tide

/taɪd/

noun 9
verb 5
forms 3
phrases 4

noun9

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a movement of the sea toward the land and away again, twice a day, as the moon and sun pull on the water
- The Bristol Channel has some of the world's largest tides.
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Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body.
- As well as sea tides, there are much smaller land tides.
- By far the largest tides on Europa are those caused by the gravitational attraction of Jupiter.
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(figurative) The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.
- The tide of public opinion has turned.
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The associated flow of water.
- A lot of driftwood was brought in on the tide.
- We can cross to the island when the tide is out, but it won't move out until around five o'clock.
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A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.
- The sewer burst, and a tide of sewage poured into nearby properties.
- A tide of people crossed over the border.
The period of twelve hours.
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(no longer used) Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast.
- [...] and rest their weary limbs a tide. — 1590
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(no longer used) A time.
- The doctor's no good this tide.
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[in compounds] (no longer used) A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifier.
- Eventide, noontide, morrowtide, nighttide, moontide, harvesttide, wintertide, summertide, springtide, autumntide etc.

verb5

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To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.
- They are tided down the stream. — 1623
To carry over or through a problem or difficulty.
To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.
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(rare) To pour a tide or flood.
- The ocean tided most impressively.
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(no longer used) To happen, occur.
- I wit not what may tide us here — 1779

forms

tided · tiding · tides

Phrases with tide

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