undertow
Meanings
verb
- 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.
noun
- A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.
- A feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From under- + tow.
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