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ebb
/ɛb/
noun
The receding movement of the tide.
"The boats will go out on the ebb."
A gradual decline.
A low state; a state of depression.
verb
To flow back or recede
"The tides ebbed at noon."
To fall away or decline
"The dying man's strength ebbed away."
To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
adjective
Low, shallow
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