Definition of undertow - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

water currentcurrent moving under the surface, often seaward

Swimmers should be cautious of the undertow at this beach.

rip current

undertide

emotionsubtle feeling or influence contrary to the main one

There was an undertow of sadness despite the celebration.

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undercurrent

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Origin of undertow

English, under (beneath) + tow (dragging)

Examples of undertow in a sentence

Surfers often have to paddle hard against the undertow.
An undertow of tension filled the room during the negotiations.
Despite the laughter, an undertow of unease lingered.

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French:contre-courant, ...
German:Unterströmung, Gegenströmung, ...
Italian:risacca, sottile senso, ...
Spanish:resaca, trasfondo, ...
Portuguese:corrente de retorno, corrente subterrânea, ...
Chinese:暗流, 潜流, ...
Japanese:離岸流, 底流, ...
Arabic:تِيار سُفلي, تَيَّارٌ خَفِيّ, ...
Hebrew:זֶרֶם תַּחְתִּי, תַּת־זֶרֶם רִגְשִׁי, ...
Russian:подводное течение, подспудное чувство, ...
Ukrainian:підводна течія, підтекст, ...
Hindi:भीतरी धारा, अंतर्धारा, ...
Bengali:সমুদ্রস্রোত, অন্তঃস্রোত, ...
Catalan:corrent de retorn, subcorrent, ...
Czech:zpětný proud, podtón, ...
Danish:undervandsstrøm, undertone, ...
Dutch:onderstroom, ...
Greek:υποθαλάσσιο ρεύμα, υποβόσκον ρεύμα, ...
Hungarian:visszaáramlás, ellenáram, ...
Khmer:ចរន្តទឹកទាញចេញពីឆ្នេរ, អារម្មណ៍ ឬឥទ្ធិពលស្រាលៗដែលផ្ទុយនឹងអារម្មណ៍ ឬឥទ្ធិពលចម្បង, ...
Korean:역류, 미묘한 감정, ...
Persian:جریان زیرآبی, جریان زیرین, ...
Polish:prąd wsteczny, ukryty nurt, ...
Portuguese (BR):correnteza, influência sutil, ...
Romanian:curent de retur, curent subteran, ...
Swedish:undervattensström, underström, ...
Thai:กระแสน้ำใต้ผิวน้ำ, กระแสความรู้สึกแฝง, ...
Turkish:dip akıntısı, alttan alta hissedilen duygu, ...
Vietnamese:dòng chảy ngầm, dòng ngầm, ...

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