The difference between Ebb and Flow
When used as nouns, ebb means the receding movement of the tide, whereas flow means a movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts.
When used as verbs, ebb means to flow back or recede, whereas flow means to move as a fluid from one position to another.
Ebb is also adjective with the meaning: low, shallow.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ebb and Flow
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Ebb as a noun:
The receding movement of the tide.
Examples:
"The boats will go out on the ebb."
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Ebb as a noun:
A gradual decline.
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Ebb as a noun:
A low state; a state of depression.
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Ebb as a noun:
A European bunting, the corn bunting (, syn. , ).
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Ebb as a verb (intransitive):
to flow back or recede
Examples:
"The tides ebbed at noon''."
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Ebb as a verb (intransitive):
to fall away or decline
Examples:
"The dying man's strength ebbed away''."
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Ebb as a verb (intransitive):
to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
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Ebb as a verb (transitive):
To cause to flow back.
Examples:
"rfquotek Ford"
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Ebb as an adjective:
low, shallow
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Flow as a noun:
A movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts
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Flow as a noun:
The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
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Flow as a noun (math):
A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
Examples:
"The notion of flow is basic to the study of ordinary differential equations."
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Flow as a noun:
The rising movement of the tide.
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Flow as a noun:
Smoothness or continuity.
Examples:
"The room was small, but it had good symmetry and flow."
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Flow as a noun:
The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
Examples:
"Turn on the valve and make sure you have sufficient flow."
"Other devices measure water flow in streams fed by melted ice. [[File:Other devices measure water flow in streams fed by melted ice.ogg]]"
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Flow as a noun (psychology):
A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.
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Flow as a noun:
The emission of blood during menstruation.
Examples:
"Tampons can be small or large, slender or thick. From “slender” to “super”, you can pick the size that matches your flow."
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Flow as a noun (Scotland):
A morass or marsh.
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Flow as a noun (rap, _, music, _, slang):
The ability to skilfully along to a .
Examples:
"The production on his new mixtape is mediocre but his flow is on point."
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Flow as a verb (intransitive):
To move as a fluid from one position to another.
Examples:
"Rivers flow from springs and lakes."
"Tears flow from the eyes."
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Flow as a verb (intransitive):
To proceed; to issue forth.
Examples:
"Wealth flows from industry and economy."
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Flow as a verb (intransitive):
To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
Examples:
"The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow."
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Flow as a verb (intransitive):
To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
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Flow as a verb (intransitive):
To hang loosely and wave.
Examples:
"a flowing mantle; flowing locks"
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Flow as a verb (intransitive):
To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.
Examples:
"The tide flows twice in twenty-four hours."
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Flow as a verb (transitive, computing):
To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.
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Flow as a verb (transitive):
To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.
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Flow as a verb (transitive):
To cover with varnish.
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Flow as a verb (intransitive):
To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.