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ebbs

/ɛbz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The receding movement of the tide.
  2. A gradual decline.
  3. A low state; a state of depression.
  4. A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
  5. To flow back or recede
  6. To fall away or decline
  7. To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
  8. To cause to flow back.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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