"ebb" Definition

Definitions for the word "ebb" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
The European bunting.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
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: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. i.
To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. i.
To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. t.
To cause to flow back.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. a.
Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
Movement of the tide out to sea. v. (often foll. By away) 1 flow out to sea; recede. 2 decline (life was ebbing away). [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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