undertow

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Synonyms: under tow, undersow, undergo, undertone, underdog, undergod, undertook, underglow, undergrow, underflow, underdo

Antonyms: under tow, undersow, undergo, undertone, underdog, undergod, undertook, underglow, undergrow, underflow, underdo

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[pull]] or [[tow]] under; [[drag]] beneath; pull down.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To pull down by, or as by, an undertow.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[flow]] or [[behave]] as an undertow.

Noun

1. A short-range [[flow]] of [[water]] returning [[seaward]] from the waves breaking on the [[shore]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[feeling]] that runs [[contrary]] to one's normal one.

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