Ebb

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The European bunting.

II. Ebb ·vt To cause to flow back.

III. Ebb ·adj Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low.

IV. Ebb ·vi To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean;

— opposed to flow.

V. Ebb ·noun The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay.

VI. Ebb ·noun The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea;

— opposed to flood; as, the boats will go out on the ebb.

VII. Ebb ·vi To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to Decline; to Decay; to Recede.

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