ebbs

Noun

• a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
• the outward flow of the tide
• plural of ebb

Verb

• flow back or recede
• hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
• fall away or decline
• third-person singular simple present indicative of ebb

Synonyms

ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out, ebbing, reflux, wane

Antonyms

tide