tide
 I. tide1 (tīd)n.
1.
a. 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.
b. A specific occurrence of such a variation:
awaiting the next high tide.
c. 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, tidesv. 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:tide over
To 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.] II. tide2 (tīd)intr.v. Archaic tid·ed, tid·ing, tides
To betide; befall. [Middle English tiden, from Old English tīdan. See dā- in Indo-European Roots.]
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