Definitions for ebbɛb

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ebbɛb(n.)

the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea.
Category: Oceanography
a flowing backward or away; decline or decay.
a point or state of decline:
His fortunes were at a low ebb.
(v.i.)to flow back or away, as the water of a tide.
to decline or decay; fade away.

Origin of ebb:

bef. 1000; ME eb(be), OE ebba

Princeton's WordNet

ebb, ebbing, wane(noun)
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
ebb, reflux(verb)
the outward flow of the tide
ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off(verb)
flow back or recede
"the tides ebbed at noon"
ebb(verb)
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
ebb(verb)
fall away or decline
"The patient's strength ebbed away"

Wiktionary

ebb(Noun)
The receding movement of the tide.
ebb(Noun)
A gradual decline
ebb(Noun)
low state, state of depression
ebb(Noun)
The European bunting
ebb(Verb)
to flow back or recede
The tides ebbed at noon.
ebb(Verb)
to fall away or decline
The dying man's strength ebbed away.
ebb(Verb)
to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
ebb(Adjective)
low, shallow
The water there is otherwise very low and ebb. (Holland)

Origin: ebba, from abjōn (compare West Frisian ebbe, Dutch eb, German Ebbe, Old Norse efja ‘countercurrent’), from ab (compare Old English af). More at of, off.

Webster Dictionary

Ebb(noun)
the European bunting
Ebb(noun)
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
Ebb(noun)
the state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay
Ebb(verb)
to flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow
Ebb(verb)
to return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede
Ebb(verb)
to cause to flow back
Ebb(adj)
receding; going out; falling; shallow; low

Translations for ebb

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

ebb(noun)

(of the tide) to go out from the land

The tide began to ebb.

eb, laaggetyAfrikaans
يَنْحَسِرُ المَدArabic
оттеглям сеBulgarian
recuarPortuguese (BR)
klesatCzech
fallenGerman
trække sig tilbageDanish
υποχωρώ (για τα νερά της παλίρροιας)Greek
bajarSpanish
mõõnamaEstonian
فرو نشستن؛ پس رفتنFarsi
laskeaFinnish
descendreFrench
לסגתHebrew
भाटा, बह जानाHindi
osekaCroatian
surutIndonesian
fjaraútIcelandic
calare, abbassarsiItalian
引くJapanese
간조가 되다Korean
(at)slūgtiLithuanian
atplūstLatvian
surutMalay
ebbenDutch
ebbeNorwegian
odpływać, ustępowaćPolish
فرو نشستن؛ پس رفتنPersian
جزر، دڅپې بيرته ستنېدنه (سيندته): دبخت ګرځېدنه، دورځې ګرځېدنه، دبرم پرېوتنهPashto
vazarPortuguese
a se retrageRomanian
убыватьRussian
klesaťSlovak
upadati (oseka)Slovenian
opadatiSerbian
ebbaSwedish
น้ำลด; การไหลกลับของกระแสน้ำ; การไหลกลับ; การไหลไป; การลดลง; ความเสื่อม; จุดเสื่อม.Thai
alçalmak, çekilmekTurkish
退潮Chinese (Trad.)
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thuỷ triều xuốngVietnamese
退潮Chinese (Simp.)