TIDE

(SEA) [noun] [C] - the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every dayhigh/low tidea flood tideThe tide turns (= starts to go in the opposite direction) at 10 o'clock today.We can/can't play on the sand because the tide is out/in.The ebb and flow of the tide leaves many strange things on the beach.We sail with/on the tide (= when the tide is high).Beware of strong tides (= flows of water) in the channel.(figurative) The tide of public opinion is turning against smoking/in favour of banning smoking.(figurative) We must look for ways of stemming (= stopping) the rising tide of protest.To go/swim with the tide to follow what everyone else is doing. To go/swim against the tide is not to follow what everyone else is doing.A tide-table is a list of the times at which the tide in a particular place is high for each day.