Dictionary definition · ebb
noun
- a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
- the outward flow of the tide
verb
- flow back or recede"the tides ebbed at noon"
- hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
- fall away or decline"The patient's strength ebbed away"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).