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Undertow
Meaning
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.
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Origin
undertow
English
tow
English
togian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
under-
English
Sourced from
Etym
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