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Ebb (ĕb), n. (Zo&ö;l.) The European bunting.
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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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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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Ebb, v. t. To cause to flow back. [Obs.] Ford.
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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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