tide

tide1 [ taıd ] noun **

1. ) count the way that the level of the ocean regularly rises and falls during the day. The tide comes in or rises, then it turns and goes out or falls, and then turns again. At its highest point the tide is in and it is high tide, and at its lowest point the tide is out and it is low tide.

2. ) singular a tendency of people to think or feel in a particular way:

the tide of opinion/sentiment: The tide of public opinion is moving towards tighter planning controls.

a ) a tendency of events to develop in a particular way:

the tide of history/prosperity

b ) the tide turns used for saying that people's opinion or a situation is changing:

The tide seems to have turned against the government.

a rising tide of something

an increase in the amount or strength of something, especially something that you must oppose:

The police are fighting against a rising tide of crime.

stem the tide (of something)

to stop something from increasing or continuing:

This rule was used to stem the tide of imported videos.

swim against/with the tide

to do or believe the opposite to other people/the same as other people

turn the tide

to change a situation, especially so that you begin to win instead of losing

tide

tide 2 [ taıd ] verb

,tide `over phrasal verb transitive

tide someone over to help someone to get to the end of a difficult period of time, especially by giving them money until they can get some more:

Could you lend me $50 to tide me over until payday?