ebb
IPA: ˈɛb
noun
- The receding movement of the tide.
- A gradual decline.
- (especially in the phrase 'at a low ebb') A low state; a state of depression.
- A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
verb
- (intransitive) to flow back or recede
- (intransitive) to fall away or decline
- (intransitive) to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
- (transitive) To cause to flow back.
adjective
- low, shallow
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