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Tide meaning

What does “tide” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“tide” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon.

tide

noun

  1. the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

  2. something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)

    “a rising tide of popular interest”

  3. there are usually two high and two low tides each day

    Synonymslunar time period

verb

  1. rise or move forward

    “surging waves”

    Synonymssurge
    Oppositesebb

  2. cause to float with the tide

  3. be carried with the tide

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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