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undertow

DEFINITIONS OF: undertow

1

n the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore

Synonyms:
sea purse, sea puss, sea-poose, sea-purse, sea-puss
Type of:
undercurrent, undertide
a current below the surface of a fluid

n an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling

“his account had a poignant undertow of regret”
Type of:
inclination
that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
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