Neap vs. Ebb — What's the Difference?

Neap is a small village in the east coast of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Neap is situated at the end of the road from Brettabister, through Housabister and Kirkabister.

The receding or outgoing tide, occurring between the time when the tide is highest and the time when the following tide is lowest. Also called ebb tide, falling tide.

The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.

A period of decline or diminution

A neap tide.

To fall back from the flood stage.

(of a tide) Low; lowest; the ebb or lowest point of a tide.

To fall away or back; decline or recede. See Synonyms at recede1.

Designating a tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is the least difference between high tide and low tide.

The receding movement of the tide.

To trap a ship (or ship and crew) in water too shallow to move, due to the smaller tidal range occurring in a period of neap tides.

A gradual decline.

To ooze, to sink, to subside, to tail

(especially in the phrase 'at a low ebb') A low state; a state of depression.

The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.

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

A neap tide.

(intransitive) to flow back or recede

Low.

(intransitive) to fall away or decline

A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon

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

(transitive) To cause to flow back.

Low, shallow

The European bunting.

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.

The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay.

To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; - opposed to flow.

To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede.

To cause to flow back.

Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low.

A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

The outward flow of the tide

Flow back or recede;

Hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb

Fall away or decline;