undertow

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noun

A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.“A strong undertow may sweep a returning swimmer off their feet but it does not carry them far from the shore.”
(by extension) A feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one.

verb

To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down.
To pull down by, or as by, an undertow.
To flow or behave as an undertow.

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Synonyms

sea puss sea purse underdrag underdo lower subduct undergo haul up drag down untether outpull downdraw underrun bring under pull down haul down

Associated

rip currents xbox swimmer seymour offshore melody beaches pull tool waves collective

Rhymes

apropos show flow fallow although low bestow glow afterglow throw

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