beleaguer vs ebb

beleaguer is not a noun while ebb is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beleaguer	No	No	Yes	No
ebb	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ebb is a hyponym of beleaguer; that is, ebb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beleaguer:

beleaguer: surround so as to force to give up
ebb: hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb

Other hyponyms of beleaguer include blockade, seal off.

beleaguer (noun)	ebb (noun)
	the outward flow of the tide
	a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

beleaguer (verb)	ebb (verb)
surround so as to force to give up	fall away or decline
annoy persistently	hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
	flow back or recede