undertow (noun)

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• undertow — noun Date: 1817 1. the current beneath the surface that sets seaward or along the beach when waves are breaking upon the shore 2. an underlying current, force, or tendency that is in opposition to what is apparent …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• undertow — noun a) a strong flow of water returning seaward from the shore. b) a feeling that runs contrary to ones normal one …   Wiktionary

• undertow — noun another term for undercurrent …   English new terms dictionary

• undertow — noun (singular) the water current under the surface that pulls back towards the sea when a wave comes onto the shore …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• undertow — UK [ˈʌndə(r)ˌtəʊ] / US [ˈʌndərˌtoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms undertow : singular undertow plural undertows 1) a current below the surface of the sea or a river, that moves in the opposite direction to the water above it 2) a feeling or… …   English dictionary

• undertow — un|der|tow [ ʌndər,tou ] noun count 1. ) a current below the surface of an ocean or a river, that moves in the opposite direction to the water above it 2. ) a feeling or attitude that is opposite to the one that is generally felt …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• undertow — /ˈʌndətoʊ / (say unduhtoh) noun 1. the backward flow or draught of the water, below the surface, from waves breaking on a beach. 2. any strong current below the surface of a body of water, moving in a direction different from that of the surface… …  

• sea puss — noun the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore • Syn: ↑undertow, ↑sea puss, ↑sea purse, ↑sea purse, ↑sea poose • Hypernyms: ↑undertide, ↑undercurrent * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• sea purse — noun the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore • Syn: ↑undertow, ↑sea puss, ↑sea puss, ↑sea purse, ↑sea poose • Hypernyms: ↑undertide, ↑undercurrent * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• sea puss — noun Etymology: alteration of dialect seapoose tidal stream, from Unquachog (Algonquian language of Long Island, New York) seépus river Date: 1842 a swirling or along shore undertow …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• undercurrent — noun 1) dangerous undercurrents in the cove Syn: undertow, underflow; riptide 2) the undercurrent of despair in his words Syn: undertone, overtone, suggestion, connotation, intimation, hint, nuance, trace …   Thesaurus of popular words