UNDERTOW

undertow, sea puss, sea-puss, sea purse, sea-purse, sea-poose

(noun) the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore

undertow

(noun) an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; “his account had a poignant undertow of regret”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

undertow (third-person singular simple present undertows, present participle undertowing, simple past and past participle undertowed)

(transitive) To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.

(transitive) To pull down by, or as by, an undertow.

(intransitive) To flow or behave as an undertow.

Noun

undertow (plural undertows)

A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.

(by extension) A feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one.

Source: Wiktionary


Un"der*tow`, n. (Naut.)

Definition: The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 January 2025

SOLICITOUSLY

(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”


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