tide

Meanings

Plural: tides

Noun

• the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
• something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)
  • "a rising tide of popular interest"
• there are usually two high and two low tides each day
• The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
• The associated flow of water.
• Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body.
• A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.
• The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.
• Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast.
• A time.
• A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifier.
• The period of twelve hours.
• Something which changes like the tides of the sea.
• Violent confluence.

Verb

• rise or move forward
• cause to float with the tide
• be carried with the tide
• To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.
• To carry over or through a problem or difficulty.
• To pour a tide or flood.
• To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.
• To happen, occur.

Synonyms

befall, betide, inflood, inflooding, inflow, inflowing, influx, lunar time period, surge

Antonyms

ebb

Related Words

ebb, flow, neap, spring