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Definition of tide noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tide

noun
 
/taɪd/
 
/taɪd/
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  1. [countable, uncountable] a regular rise and fall in the level of the sea, caused by the pull of the moon and sun; the flow of water that happens as the sea rises and falls
    • the ebb and flow of the tide
    • The tide is in/out.
    • Is the tide coming in or going out?
    • The body was washed up on the beach by the tide.
    Homophones tide | tiedtide   tied
     
    /taɪd/
     
    /taɪd/
    • tide noun
      • We'll swim back to the beach before the tide turns.
    • tide verb
      • Short-term loans are designed to tide borrowers over until their next payday.
    • tied verb (past tense, past participle of tie)
      • She tied her hair up with ribbon.
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    see also flood tide, high tide, low tide, neap tide, rip tide, spring tide
    Extra Examples
    • We have to get up early to catch the tide.
    • We went out to sea on the ebb tide.
    • the time of day when the highest tides occur
    Topics Transport by waterc1, Geographyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • strong
    • flood
    • incoming
    verb + tide
    • catch
    tide + verb
    • be in
    • be out
    • come in
    tide + noun
    • line
    • mark
    • pool
    preposition
    • at… tide
    • on a/​the tide
    See full entry
  2. [countable, usually singular] the direction in which the opinion of a large number of people seems to be moving
    • It takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion.
    • There is a growing tide of opposition to the idea.
    • a tide of optimism
    Extra Examples
    • He didn't have the courage to swim against the political tide.
    • In the early 1990s there was a marked turn of the tide.
    • Seeing the tide was now running in his direction, he renewed his campaign for reform.
    • the shifting tides of history
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • growing
    • rising
    • shifting
    verb + tide
    • go with
    • ride
    • go against
    tide + verb
    • run
    • carry somebody/​something along
    • turn
    preposition
    • against a/​the tide
    • on a tide
    • tide against
    phrases
    • the tide of history
    • the turn of the tide
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  3. [countable, usually singular] a large amount of something unpleasant that is increasing and is difficult to control
    • There is anxiety about the rising tide of crime.
    • Measures have been taken to stem the tide of pornography (= stop it from getting worse).
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • growing
    • rising
    • shifting
    verb + tide
    • go with
    • ride
    • go against
    tide + verb
    • run
    • carry somebody/​something along
    • turn
    preposition
    • against a/​the tide
    • on a tide
    • tide against
    phrases
    • the tide of history
    • the turn of the tide
    See full entry
  4. [singular] tide of something a feeling that you suddenly have that gets stronger and stronger
    • A tide of rage surged through her.
    • They were carried along on a tide of euphoria.
  5. -tide
    [singular] (old use) (in compounds) a time or season of the year
    • Christmastide
  6. Word OriginOld English tīd ‘time, period, era’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tijd and German Zeit, also to time. The sense relating to the sea dates from late Middle English.
Idioms
go, swim, etc. with/against the tide
  1. to agree with/oppose the attitudes or opinions that most other people haveTopics Opinion and argumentc2
the tide turned | turn the tide
  1. used to say that there is a change in somebody’s luck or in how successful they are being
    • The tide turned for the Canadian at the start of the second set.
    • This contract is probably our last chance to turn the tide.
    Topics Successc2, Difficulty and failurec2
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