ebb
Pronunciation:
/ɛb/noun
Definitions
The receding movement of the tide.
Example: The boats will go out on the ebb.
A gradual decline.
A low state; a state of depression.
A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
verb
Definitions
To flow back or recede
Example: The tides ebbed at noon.
To fall away or decline
Example: The dying man's strength ebbed away.
To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
To cause to flow back.
adjective
Definitions
Low, shallow