tide over

Definition of Tide Over in English :

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Verb

1. bridge over, keep going, tide over

suffice for a period between two points

Example Sentences:
'This money will keep us going for another year'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tide Over

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verb

(transitive)

to help to get through (a period of difficulty, distress, etc)

the money tided him over until he got a job

Tide Over

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to help along temporarily, as through a period of difficulty

Tide Over

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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.

a. Something that increases, decreases, or fluctuates like the waters of the tide: a rising tide of skepticism; the shifting tide of the battle.

b. A large amount or number moving or occurring in a mass: an incoming tide of immigrants; a tide of angry letters.

c. A surge of emotion: felt an irresistible tide of sympathy for the defendant. 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, tides

v.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 the tide.

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