ebb vs weaken

ebb

verb
  • to fall away or decline 

  • to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb 

  • To cause to flow back. 

  • to flow back or recede 

adj
  • low, shallow 

noun
  • A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra). 

  • The receding movement of the tide. 

  • A gradual decline. 

  • A low state; a state of depression. 

weaken

verb
  • To become weaker or less strong. 

  • To make weaker or less strong. 

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