Hyphenation of ebb

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ebb

Definitions of ebb:

1.
A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
2.
The outward flow of the tide
3.
Flow back or recede
The tides ebbed at noon
4.
Hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
5.
Fall away or decline
The patient's strength ebbed away

Synonyms of ebb:

noun ebbing, wane, decline, diminution
noun reflux, flow, flowing
verbebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off, recede, fall back, retire
verb besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
verb recede

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