Ebb - Definition
ebb
n 1: a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
[syn: ebb, ebbing, wane]
2: the outward flow of the tide [syn: ebb, reflux]
v 1: flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: ebb,
ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off] [ant:
surge, tide]
2: hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from
going back into the sea with the ebb
3: fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"