Reference meaning
ebb
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a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
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Other meanings
2. noun
the outward flow of the tide
3. verb
flow back or recede
4. verb
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
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