1. (

• ebb ,
• ebbing ,
• wane

) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) ;

2. (

• ebb ,
• reflux

) the outward flow of the tide ;

1. (

• ebb ,
• ebb_away ,
• ebb_down ,
• ebb_out ,
• ebb_off

) flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" ;

2. (

• ebb

) hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb ;

3. (

• ebb ,

) fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away" ;