n. 25B6; noun
ships come up the river with the tide : TIDAL FLOW, ebb and flow, tidewater, ebb, current.
the tide of history : COURSE, movement, direction, trend, current, drift, run, turn, tendency, tenor.
25A0; tide someone over SUSTAIN, keep someone going, keep someone's head above water, see someone through; keep the wolf from the door; help out, assist, aid.