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tide

1  [tahyd] ,noun, verb, tid⋅ed, tid⋅ing.
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–noun
1. 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. the inflow, outflow, or current of water at any given place resulting from the waves of tides.
3. flood tide.
4. a stream or current.
5. anything that alternately rises and falls, increases and decreases, etc.: the tide of the seasons.
6. current, tendency, or drift, as of events or ideas: the tide of international events.
7. any extreme or critical period or condition: The tide of her illness is at its height.
8. a season or period in the course of the year, day, etc. (now used chiefly in combination): wintertide; eventide.
9. Ecclesiastical. a period of time that includes and follows an anniversary, festival, etc.
10. Archaic. a suitable time or occasion.
11. Obsolete. an extent of time.
–verb (used without object)
12. to flow as the tide; flow to and fro.
13. to float or drift with the tide.
–verb (used with object)
14. to carry, as the tide does.
—Verb phrase
15. tide over,
a. to assist in getting over a period of difficulty or distress.
b. to surmount (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); survive.
—Idiom
16. turn the tide, to reverse the course of events, esp. from one extreme to another: The Battle of Saratoga turned the tide of the American Revolution.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME (n.); OE tīd time, hour; c. D tijd, G Zeit, ON tīth; akin to time

Related forms:
tideful, adjective
tideless, adjective
tide⋅less⋅ness, noun
tidelike, adjective
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2  [tahyd] ,
–verb (used without object), tid⋅ed, tid⋅ing. Archaic.
to happen or befall.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME tiden, OE tīdan. See betide
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tide 1   (tīd)   
n.  

    1. The periodic variation in the surface level of the oceans and of bays, gulfs, inlets, and estuaries, caused by gravitational attraction of the moon and sun.

    2. A specific occurrence of such a variation: awaiting the next high tide.

    3. Flood tide.

  2. Tidal force.

  3. Something that fluctuates like the waters of the tide: a rising tide of discontent. See Synonyms at flow.

  4. A time or season. Often used in combination: eventide; Christmastide; Shrovetide.

  5. A favorable occasion; an opportunity.

v.   tid·ed, tid·ing, tides

v.   intr.

  1. To rise and fall like the tide.

  2. Nautical To drift or ride with the tide: tided off the reef; tiding up the Hudson.

v.   tr.
To carry along with or as if with the tide.
Phrasal Verb(s):
tide overTo support through a difficult period: I asked for $100 to tide me over till payday.

[Middle English, from Old English tīd, division of time; see dā- in Indo-European roots.]
tide 2   (tīd)   
intr.v.   tid·ed, tid·ing, tides Archaic
To betide; befall.

[Middle English tiden, from Old English tīdan; see dā- in Indo-European roots.]
tid·ing   (tī'dĭng)   
n.  A piece of information or news. Often used in the plural: tidings of great joy; sad tidings. See Synonyms at news.

[Middle English tiding, perhaps from Old Norse tīdhendi, events, from tīdhr, occurring; see dā- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

tide 
O.E. tid "point or portion of time, due time," from P.Gmc. *tidiz "division of time" (cf. O.S. tid, Du. tijd, O.H.G. zit, Ger. Zeit "time"), from PIE *di-ti- "division, division of time," suffixed form of base *da- "to divide, cut up" (cf. Skt. dati "cuts, divides;" Gk. demos "people, land," perhaps lit. "division of society;" daiesthai "to divide;" O.Ir. dam "troop, company"). Meaning "rise and fall of the sea" (1340) is probably via notion of "fixed time," specifically "time of high water;" either a native evolution or from M.L.G. getide (cf. also Du. tij, Ger. Gezeiten "flood tide"). O.E. had no specific word for this, using flod and ebba to refer to the rise and fall. The verb meaning "to carry (as the tide does)" is recorded from 1626, usually with over.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tide
Pronunciation: 'tId
Function: noun
: a temporary increase or decrease in a specified substance or quality in the body or one of its systemstide during fasting resulting in increased acidity of the urine> tide during digestion resulting in decreased acidity> tide after a richmeal resulting in an increase in fats in the lymph and blood>
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Medical Dictionary

tide (tīd)
n.
An alternate increase and decrease, as of levels of a substance in the blood or digestive tract.

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