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English to English adjective
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Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low. |  | source: webster1913
noun
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a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) | | source: wordnet30
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the outward flow of the tide | | source: wordnet30
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The European bunting. | | source: webster1913
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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. | | source: webster1913
verb
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flow back or recede | | Example: the tides ebbed at noon
source: wordnet30
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hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb | | source: wordnet30
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fall away or decline | | Example: The patient's strength ebbed away
source: wordnet30
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To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow. | | source: webster1913
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To cause to flow back. | | source: webster1913
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