Tide | Mean of tide in English Dictionary

/ˈtaɪd/

• Noun
• the regular upward and downward movement of the level of the ocean that is caused by the pull of the Sun and the Moon on the Earth
1. a chart of the tides
2. Is the tide coming in or going out? = Is the tide rising or falling?
• the flow of the ocean's water as the tide rises or falls
1. The boat got swept away in/by the tide.
• the way in which something is changing or developing
1. We tried to gauge the tide of public opinion. [=to find out how public opinion was changing]
2. the tide of history
3. The team was on a losing streak, but then the tide turned [=their luck changed] and they went on to win the championship.

• something that increases over time
1. The government is dealing with a rising/swelling/growing tide of criticism over its foreign policy.
2. They are concerned about the rising tide of crime [=the increasing amount of crime] in the city.
3. We have to do something to stem the tide of violence. [=to stop the violence from continuing and increasing]
• Verb
• to give (someone) what is needed to get through a short period of time
1. My parents lent us some money to tide us over for a while.
2. He had a snack to tide himself over until dinner.