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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ebb/eb/
▶noun the movement of the tide out to sea. ▶verb
  • 1 (of tidewater) move away from the land; recede. Compare with flow.
  • 2 (often ebb away) (of an emotion or quality) gradually decrease.
– phrases
at a low ebb in a poor state.
– origin OE ebba (n.), ebbian (v.), of W. Gmc origin; ult. rel. to of.



'ebb' also found in these Oxford entries:
flow - go - make - turn

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