undertow

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ tow. === Pronunciation === === Verb === undertow (third-person singular simple present undertows, present participle undertowing, simple past and past participle undertowed) (transitive) To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down. (transitive) To pull down by, or as by, an undertow. (intransitive) To flow or behave as an undertow. === Noun === undertow (plural undertows) A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore. (by extension) A feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== rip current riptide undersuck === Anagrams === untrowed, dunewort