Definitions for undertowˈʌn dərˌtoʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•der•towˈʌn dərˌtoʊ(n.)
the seaward, subsurface flow of water from waves breaking on a beach.
Category: Oceanography
any strong subsurface current, moving in a direction different from that of the surface current.
Category: Oceanography
Origin of undertow:
1810–20
Princeton's WordNet
undertow(noun)
an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling
"his account had a poignant undertow of regret"
undertow, sea puss, sea-puss, sea purse, sea-purse, sea-poose(noun)
the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
Wiktionary
undertow(Noun)
a strong flow of water returning seaward from the shore.
undertow(Noun)
a feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one.
undertow(Verb)
To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.
undertow(Verb)
To pull down by, or as by, an undertow.
undertow(Verb)
To flow or behave as an undertow.
Webster Dictionary
Undertow(noun)
the current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore
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