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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Undertow  \Un"der*tow`\,  n.  (Naut.) 
  The  current  that  sets  seaward  near  the  bottom  when  waves  are 
  breaking  upon  the  shore. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  undertow 
  n  1:  an  inclination  contrary  to  the  strongest  or  prevailing 
  feeling;  "his  account  had  a  poignant  undertow  of  regret" 
  2:  the  seaward  undercurrent  created  after  waves  have  broken  on 
  the  shore  [syn:  {sea  puss},  {sea  purse},  {seapoose}] 




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