1. (

• ebb ,
• ebb_away ,
• ebb_down ,
• ebb_out ,
• ebb_off

) flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" ;

2. (

• ebb

) hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb ;

3. (

• ebb ,

) fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away" ;