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English noun: ebb | |||
| 1. | ebb (process) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) | ||
| Synonyms | ebbing, wane | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, diminution | ||
| 2. | ebb (event) the outward flow of the tide | ||
| Synonyms | reflux | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flow, flowing | ||
| Part meronym | ebbtide | ||
English verb: ebb | |||
| 1. | ebb (motion) flow back or recede | ||
| Samples | The tides ebbed at noon. | ||
| Synonyms | ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fall back | ||
| Antonyms | tide, surge | ||
| 2. | ebb (competition) hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround | ||
| 3. | ebb (change) fall away or decline | ||
| Samples | The patient's strength ebbed away. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | recede | ||
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