tide | |
1. n. The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon. | |
2. n. A stream, current or flood. | |
3. n. (chronology, obsolete, except in liturgy) Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast. | |
4. n. (regional, archaic) A time. | |
The doctor's no good this tide. | |
5. n. (regional, archaic) A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifier (found in compounds). | |
Eventide, noontide, morrowtide, nighttide, moon-tide, harvest-tide, wintertide, summertide, springtide, autumn-tide etc.,. | |
6. n. (mining) The period of twelve hours. | |
7. n. Something which changes like the tides of the sea. | |
8. n. Tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current. | |
9. n. (obsolete) Violent confluence | |
10. v. To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream. | |
11. v. (intransitive) To pour a tide or flood. | |
The ocean tided most impressively, even frightening | |
12. v. (intransitive, nautical) To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse. | |
13. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To happen, occur. | |