tide

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[[t]taɪd[/t]]

n. v. tid•ed, tid•ing

1) oce the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours

2) oce the inflow, outflow, or current of water at any given place resulting from the waves of tides

3) oce

flood tide

4) a stream or current

5) anything that alternately rises and falls, increases and decreases, etc

6) tendency or drift, as of events

7) a season or period (usu. used in combination):

Eastertide; eventide[/ex]

8) archaic a suitable time or occasion

9) to flow as the tide

10) to float or drift with the tide

11) to carry, as the tide does

12) phv tide over

to assist in getting over a period of difficulty or distress

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE tīd time, hour, c. OS tīd, OHG zīt, ON tīth; akin to time II

tide

[[t]taɪd[/t]] v. i. tid•ed, tid•ing. archaic

to happen or befall

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Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE tīdan, akin totīdtime; see tide I