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English noun: undertow | |||
| 1. | undertow (feeling) an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling | ||
| Samples | His account had a poignant undertow of regret. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inclination | ||
| 2. | undertow (event) the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore | ||
| Synonyms | sea purse, sea puss, sea-poose, sea-purse, sea-puss | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | undercurrent, undertide | ||
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