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ebb / eb/ • n. (usu. the ebb) the movement of the tide out to sea: I knew the tide would be on the ebb [as adj.] the ebb tide. • v. [intr.] (of tidewater) move away from the land; recede: the tide began to ebb.Compare with flow. ∎ fig. (of an emotion or quality) gradually lessen or reduce: my enthusiasm was ebbing away.PHRASES: at a low ebb in a poor state: the country was at a low ebb due to the recent war.ebb and flow a recurrent or rhythmical pattern of coming and going or decline and regrowth.
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