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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ebb \Ebb\, v. t.
     To cause to flow back. [Obs.] --Ford.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ebb \Ebb\ ([e^]b), n. (Zo["o]l.)
     The European bunting.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ebb \Ebb\, n. [AS. ebba; akin to Fries. ebba, D. eb, ebbe, Dan.
     & G. ebbe, Sw. ebb, cf. Goth. ibuks backward; prob. akin to
     E. even.]
     1. The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the
        tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to flood; as, the
        boats will go out on the ebb.
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              Thou shoreless flood which in thy ebb and flow
              Claspest the limits of morality!      --Shelley.
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     2. The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better
        to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay.
        ``Our ebb of life.'' --Roscommon.
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              Painting was then at its lowest ebb.  --Dryden.
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     Ebb and flow, the alternate ebb and flood of the tide;
        often used figuratively.
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              This alternation between unhealthy activity and
              depression, this ebb and flow of the industrial.
                                                    --A. T.
                                                    Hadley.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ebb \Ebb\, a.
     Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low.
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           The water there is otherwise very low and ebb.
                                                    --Holland.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ebb \Ebb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ebbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Ebbing.] [AS. ebbian; akin to D. & G. ebben, Dan. ebbe. See
     2d Ebb.]
     1. To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the
        ocean; -- opposed to flow.
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              That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. --Pope.
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     2. To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to
        decline; to decay; to recede.
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              The hours of life ebb fast.           --Blackmore.
  
     Syn: To recede; retire; withdraw; decay; decrease; wane;
          sink; lower.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ebb \Ebb\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     The European bunting.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ebb \Ebb\, n. [AS. ebba; akin to Fries. ebba, D. eb, ebbe, Dan.
     & G. ebbe, Sw. ebb, cf. Goth. ibuks backward; prob. akin to
     E. even.]
     1. The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the
        tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to flood; as, the
        boats will go out on the ebb.
  
              Thou shoreless flood which in thy ebb and flow
              Claspest the limits of morality!      --Shelley.
  
     2. The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better
        to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay.
        ``Our ebb of life.'' --Roscommon.
  
              Painting was then at its lowest ebb.  --Dryden.
  
     Ebb and flow, the alternate ebb and flood of the tide;
        often used figuratively.
  
              This alternation between unhealthy activity and
              depression, this ebb and flow of the industrial.
                                                    --A. T.
                                                    Hadley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ebb \Ebb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ebbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Ebbing.] [AS. ebbian; akin to D. & G. ebben, Dan. ebbe. See
     2d Ebb.]
     1. To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the
        ocean; -- opposed to flow.
  
              That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. --Pope.
  
     2. To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to
        decline; to decay; to recede.
  
              The hours of life ebb fast.           --Blackmore.
  
     Syn: To recede; retire; withdraw; decay; decrease; wane;
          sink; lower.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ebb \Ebb\, v. t.
     To cause to flow back. [Obs.] --Ford.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ebb \Ebb\, a.
     Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low.
  
           The water there is otherwise very low and ebb.
                                                    --Holland.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  ebb
       n 1: a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
            [syn: ebbing, wane]
       2: the outward flow of the tide [syn: reflux]
       v 1: flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" [syn: ebb
            away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off] [ant: 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"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ebb
     Αγγλικά n.
     άμπωτη
     Αγγλικά vb.
     κοπάζω, καταλαγιάζω, μειώνομαι, φθίνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  -ebb
     Hungarian suf.
     (lb hu comparative suffix) -er, more

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ebb
     Swedish n.
     c (l en ebb), low tide

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  ebb
     a.
     low, shallow
     alt.
     (alter en ebbe)
     n.
     The receding movement of the tide.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) to flow back or recede
     2 (lb en intransitive) to fall away or decline
     3 (lb en intransitive) to fish with stakes and nets that serve to
  prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
     4 (lb en transitive) To cause to flow back.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  -ebb
     Hungarian suf.
     (lb hu comparative suffix) -er, more

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  ebb
     Swedish n.
     c (l en ebb), low tide

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  -ebb
     Hungarian suf.
     (lb hu comparative suffix) -er, more

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  ebb
     Swedish n.
     c (l en ebb), low tide

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ebb
     Ruotsi n.
     luode, laskuvesi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ebb
     n.
     1 periodiskt återkommande företeelse då havsvattennivå går från att
  vara hög till att vara låg (orsakad av månens och solens dragningskraft)
     2 den lägsta vattennivån vid återkommande sänkningar
     3 (tagg: bildligt) låg intensitet eller brist av något

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  ebb
     n.
     1 periodiskt återkommande företeelse då havsvattennivå går från att
  vara hög till att vara låg (orsakad av månens och solens dragningskraft)
     2 den lägsta vattennivån vid återkommande sänkningar
     3 (tagg: bildligt) låg intensitet eller brist av något

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Ebb /ˈɛb/
  الجزر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  ebb //ɛb// 
  отлив 2.
  low tide
   3.
  receding movement of the tide

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  ebb //ɛb// 
  спадам
  to fall away or decline