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tide
noun
the
regular
rise
and
fall
of
the
sea
along
a
shore
,
caused
mainly
by
the
pull
of
the
moon
and
sun
•
The
fishermen
waited
on
the
pier
until
the
tide
came
in
.
The
fishermen
waited
on
the
pier
until
the
tide
came
in
.
•
At
low
tide
,
we
could
walk
across
to
the
small
island
.
At
low
tide
,
we
could
walk
across
to
the
small
island
.
Old
English
tīd
"
time
,
season
,
course
of
time
,"
later
“
rise
and
fall
of
the
sea
,”
related
to
Old
Norse
tíð
"
time
".
noun
a
powerful
movement
,
trend
,
or
feeling
that
grows
and
is
difficult
to
stop
•
There
has
been
a
rising
tide
of
public
support
for
the
new
policy
.
There
has
been
a
rising
tide
of
public
support
for
the
new
policy
.
•
She
felt
a
tide
of
anger
swell
inside
her
.
She
felt
a
tide
of
anger
swell
inside
her
.
Extended
figurative
use
of
the
sea-level
sense
from
the
14th
century
,
comparing
social
or
emotional
forces
to
the
unstoppable
movement
of
the
sea
.
verb
-
tide
,
tiding
,
tides
,
tided
to
drift
or
be
carried
along
on
or
as
if
on
the
tide
•
The
small
boat
tided
slowly
toward
the
harbor
lights
.
The
small
boat
tided
slowly
toward
the
harbor
lights
.
•
Debris
tided
downstream
after
the
storm
.
Debris
tided
downstream
after
the
storm
.
From
Old
English
tīdian
“
to
happen
,
befall
,”
later
influenced
by
the
noun
sense
relating
to
sea
movement
.
