Look up: undertow

1. Undertow
   (1) A current below water surface flowing seaward; the receding water below the surface from waves breaking on a shelving beach. (2) Actually undertow is largely mythical. As the BACKWASH of each wave flows down the BEACH, a current is formed which flows seaward. However, it is a periodic phenomenon...
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2. undertow
   [n] - an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling 2. [n] - the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
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3. undertow
   an undercurrent flowing down the beach near the bottom of the water, the result of a back-flow of water piled up on the beach by a breaking wave. Category: The cosmos
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4. undertow
   sea puss noun the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
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5. undertow
   noun an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; `his account had a poignant undertow of regret`
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6. Undertow
   • (n.) The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore.
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7. Undertow
   (from the article `children`s literature`) ...poet Jan-Magnus Bruheim, three of whose collections have won state prizes; Finn Havrevold, whose toughminded boys` teenage novel Han Var Min Ven ...
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8. undertow
   a strong seaward bottom current returning the water of broken waves back out to sea. There is in fact no such current in a gross sense, for the ... [1 related articles]
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9. undertow
   Strong under current.
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10. Undertow
    (Tool album) | Upper caption = Alternative cover | Type = studio | Cover = Tool-Undertow-barcode.jpg | Lower caption = The censored artwork edition, sold in periodic stores in the United States. --> --> `Undertow` is the debut full-length album by American progressive metal band Tool, ...
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11. Undertow
    (The Wire) "`Undertow`" is the fifth episode of the second season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by Ed Burns from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Steve Shill. It originally aired on June 29, 2003. Production: Title refe...
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12. Undertow
    (band) `Undertow` was a straight edge hardcore punk band from Seattle, Washington active during the early-mid 1990s. They released material on Indecision Records, Bloodlink Records, Excursion Records, and Overkill Records. Indecision Records released a comprehensive discography titled Ever...
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13. Undertow
    (video game) `Undertow` is an original video game developed by Chair Entertainment for the Xbox 360`s Xbox Live Arcade service. Gameplay: Undertow features a 15 level campaign for single-player or co-op and two multiplayer modes for up to 16 players. Players select their race (Iron Mar...
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14. Undertow
    (wave action) `Undertow` is a subsurface flow of water returning seaward from shore as result of wave action. This type of shore current can play a role in material deposition such as creating sand bars. Undertows are below-surface rushes of water returning to sea after the water comes ashore...
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15. Undertow
    (Mark Seymour album) `Undertow` is an album by Mark Seymour and the Undertow, which was released on May 27, 2011. It is the first post-Hunters & Collectors album by Seymour that is credited to a band. Track listing: (All songs by Mark Seymour except where indicated) # "Castlem...
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