3syllables
undertow
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Definitions ofundertow
1noun
- A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.
Example: "A strong undertow may sweep a returning swimmer off their feet but it does not carry them far from the shore."
- (by extension) A feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one.
1verb
- To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.
- To pull down by, or as by, an undertow.
- To flow or behave as an undertow.
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