Found 3 items, similar to ebb.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: ebb air surut
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ebb ebb n 1: a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) [syn: ebbing, wane] 2: the outward flow of the tide [syn: reflux] ebb v 1: flow back or recede; “the tides ebbed at noon” [syn: ebb away , ebb down, ebb out, ebb off] [ant: tide] 2: hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb 3: fall away or decline; “The patient's strength ebbed away”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ebb Ebb \Ebb\, v. t. To cause to flow back. [Obs.] --Ford. [1913 Webster] Ebb \Ebb\ ([e^]b), n. (Zo["o]l.) The European bunting. [1913 Webster] Ebb \Ebb\, n. [AS. ebba; akin to Fries. ebba, D. eb, ebbe, Dan. & G. ebbe, Sw. ebb, cf. Goth. ibuks backward; prob. akin to E. even.] 1. The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to flood; as, the boats will go out on the ebb. [1913 Webster] Thou shoreless flood which in thy ebb and flow Claspest the limits of morality! --Shelley. [1913 Webster] 2. The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay. “Our ebb of life.” --Roscommon. [1913 Webster] Painting was then at its lowest ebb. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Ebb and flow, the alternate ebb and flood of the tide; often used figuratively. [1913 Webster] This alternation between unhealthy activity and depression, this ebb and flow of the industrial. --A. T. Hadley. [1913 Webster] Ebb \Ebb\, a. Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low. [1913 Webster] The water there is otherwise very low and ebb. --Holland. [1913 Webster] Ebb \Ebb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ebbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ebbing.] [AS. ebbian; akin to D. & G. ebben, Dan. ebbe. See 2d Ebb.] 1. To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow. [1913 Webster] That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede. [1913 Webster] The hours of life ebb fast. --Blackmore. Syn: To recede; retire; withdraw; decay; decrease; wane; sink; lower. [1913 Webster]