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ebb
noun(ebb)
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
Synonyms: ebbing, wane,
ebb
verb(ebb)
flow back or recede
Synonyms: ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out,
Antonyms: tide,
Examples:
The tides ebbed at noon.
ebb
noun(ebb)
the outward flow of the tide
Synonyms: reflux,
ebb
verb(ebb)
fall away or decline
Examples:
The patient's strength ebbed away.
ebb
verb(ebb)
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb

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