1. The periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
   "The fishermen consulted the tide charts before setting out"
    
2. Something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)
   "a rising tide of popular interest"
    
3. A sudden, often forceful flow
   "A tide of floodwater rushed through the streets after the dam broke";
   - rush, spate, surge, upsurge, upswell
    
4. A sudden, powerful increase or shift in emotion, opinion, or activity
   "The tide of public opinion turned against the government";
   - surge

1. Cause to float with the tide
   "The rising water tided the boats off the sandbar"
    
2. Be carried with the tide
   "The boat tided into the harbour"

Sounds like: tics, tid

Derived forms: tided, tides, tiding

See also: keep going

Type of: be adrift, blow, drift, float, flow, flowing, fluctuation, periodic event, recurrent event, variation

Encyclopedia: Tide, Oregon