ebb

adj : outgoing; "ebb tide"; "low tide" [syn: {ebb(a)}, {low}]

[ant: {flood(a)}]

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}]

v : low back or recede; of tide water [ant: {tide}]