Undertow: Definition with Undertow Pictures and Photos

1. Noun. An inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling. "His account had a poignant undertow of regret"

Generic synonyms: Inclination

2. Noun. The seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore.

Exact synonyms: Sea Purse, Sea Puss, Sea-poose, Sea-purse, Sea-puss
Generic synonyms: Undercurrent, Undertide

1. n. The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore.

2. n. The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore.

1. Verb. (transitive) To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To pull down by, or as by, an undertow. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To flow or behave as an undertow. ¹

4. Noun. a strong flow of water returning seaward from the shore. ¹

5. Noun. (context: by extension) a feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

1. the seaward pull of receding waves breaking on a shore [n -S]

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