ebb
Cross references: 1. abate 1. ebb \'eb\ n [ME ebbe, fr. OE ebba; akin to MD ebbe ebb, OE of from]- more at OF 1: the reflux of the tide toward the sea 2: a point or condition of decline 2. ebb vi 1: to recede from the flood 2: to fall from a higher to a lower level or from a better to a worse stat e