UNDERTOW as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) undertow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling
    Usage Example(s)
    • his account had a poignant undertow of regret
    Hypernyms(s) undertow is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower