English to English
tide
(t/aI/d
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noun (n)
- the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)(noun.event)Example:
A rising tide of popular interest.
source: wordnet30 - there are usually two high and two low tides each day(noun.time)source: wordnet30
- Time; period; season.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- cause to float with the tide(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- be carried with the tide(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.(verb)source: webster1913
- To betide; to happen.(verb)source: webster1913