English > tide: 6 senses > noun 1, event| Meaning | The periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon. |
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| Parts | riptide, rip current | A strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore |
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| tidal flow, tidal current | The water current caused by the tides |
| undertide, undercurrent | A current below the surface of a fluid |
| Narrower | ebbtide | The tide while water is flowing out |
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| flood tide, flood, rising tide | The occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) |
| high tide, high water, highwater | The tide when the water is highest |
| leeward tide, lee tide | A tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing |
| low tide, low water | The lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide |
| slack water, slack tide | The occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide |
| Broader | periodic event, recurrent event | An event that recurs at intervals |
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| Spanish | marea, mareas |
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| Catalan | marea |
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| Adjectives | tidal | of or relating to or caused by tides |
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| Verbs | tide | be carried with the tide |
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| tide | cause to float with the tide |
