tide
♦ tide /t'aɪd/ (tides tiding tided)
1 [N-COUNT]
The tide is the regular change in the level of the sea on the shore.
The tide was at its highest...
The tide was going out, and the sand was smooth and glittering...
2 [N-COUNT]
A tide is a current in the sea that is caused by the regular and continuous movement of large areas of water towards and away from the shore.
Roman vessels used to sail with the tide from Boulogne to Richborough.
3 [N-SING] N of n
The tide of opinion, for example, is what the majority of people think at a particular time.
The tide of opinion seems overwhelmingly in his favour.
4 [N-SING] the N of n
People sometimes refer to events or forces that are difficult or impossible to control as the tide of history, for example.
They talked of reversing the tide of history...
5 [N-SING] N of n
You can talk about a tide of something, especially something which is unpleasant, when there is a large and increasing amount of it.
...an ever increasing tide of crime...
6
see also high tide, low tidehigh tide
[N-UNCOUNT]
At the coast, high tide is the time when the sea is at its highest level because the tide is in.
≠ low tidelow tide (low tides)
[N-VAR] oft at N
At the coast, low tide is the time when the sea is at its lowest level because the tide is out.
The causeway to the island is only accessible at low tide.
≠ high tidespring tide (spring tides)
[N-COUNT]
A spring tide is an unusually high tide that happens at the time of a new moon or a full moon.tide over
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
If you do something for someone to tide them over, you help them through a period when they are having difficulties, especially by lending them money.
He wanted money to tide him over...
The banks were prepared to put up 50 million euros to tide over the company.
1 [N-COUNT]
The tide is the regular change in the level of the sea on the shore.
The tide was at its highest...
The tide was going out, and the sand was smooth and glittering...
2 [N-COUNT]
A tide is a current in the sea that is caused by the regular and continuous movement of large areas of water towards and away from the shore.
Roman vessels used to sail with the tide from Boulogne to Richborough.
3 [N-SING] N of n
The tide of opinion, for example, is what the majority of people think at a particular time.
The tide of opinion seems overwhelmingly in his favour.
4 [N-SING] the N of n
People sometimes refer to events or forces that are difficult or impossible to control as the tide of history, for example.
They talked of reversing the tide of history...
5 [N-SING] N of n
You can talk about a tide of something, especially something which is unpleasant, when there is a large and increasing amount of it.
...an ever increasing tide of crime...
6
see also high tide, low tidehigh tide
[N-UNCOUNT]
At the coast, high tide is the time when the sea is at its highest level because the tide is in.
≠ low tidelow tide (low tides)
[N-VAR] oft at N
At the coast, low tide is the time when the sea is at its lowest level because the tide is out.
The causeway to the island is only accessible at low tide.
≠ high tidespring tide (spring tides)
[N-COUNT]
A spring tide is an unusually high tide that happens at the time of a new moon or a full moon.tide over
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
If you do something for someone to tide them over, you help them through a period when they are having difficulties, especially by lending them money.
He wanted money to tide him over...
The banks were prepared to put up 50 million euros to tide over the company.