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Definition of: ebb
(eb) v.i.
1. To recede, as the tide.
2. To decline; fail.
—noun
1. The reflux of tidewater to the ocean; low tide: opposed to flood: also ebb tide.
2. Decrease; condition or period of decline. See synonyms under ABATE. [OE ebbian]
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