ebb

/ɛb/

IPA: /EH1 B/

noun

1
The receding movement of the tide.
“The boats will go out on the ebb.”
2
A gradual decline.
3
A low state; a state of depression.
4
A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).

Antonyms

verb

1
To flow back or recede
“The tides ebbed at noon.”
2
To fall away or decline
“The dying man's strength ebbed away.”
3
To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
4
To cause to flow back.

adjective

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