ebb meaning and definition

EBB noun

Definition of ebb (noun)

1. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
   • synonyms: ebbing, wane
2. the outward flow of the tide
   • synonyms: reflux

EBB verb

Definition of ebb (verb)

1. flow back or recede
   • "the tides ebbed at noon"
   • synonyms: ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out
   • antonym: surge
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"