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undercurrent

DEFINITIONS OF: undercurrent

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n a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning

Synonyms:
undertone
Type of:
meaning, substance
the idea that is intended

n a current below the surface of a fluid

Synonyms:
undertide
Types:
sea purse, sea puss, sea-poose, sea-purse, sea-puss, undertow
the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
Type of:
current, stream
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
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