ebb

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ebb Definition

• (n) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
• (n) the outward flow of the tide
• (v) flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"
• (v) hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
• (v) fall away or decline; "The patient''s strength ebbed away"

ebb Synonyms

• ebb
• ebb away
• ebb down
• ebb off
• ebb out
• ebbing
• reflux
• wane