Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
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ebb | (noun) the outward flow of the tide | Synonyms: reflux |
(noun) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) | Synonyms: ebbing, wane | |
(verb) fall away or decline | - | |
(verb) hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb | - | |
(verb) flow back or recede | Synonyms: ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out |