Found 2 items, similar to undertow.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: undertow undertow n 1: an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; “his account had a poignant undertow of regret” 2: the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore [syn: sea puss, sea-puss, sea purse, sea-purse, sea-poose]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Undertow Undertow \Un"der*tow`\, n. (Naut.) The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are breaking upon the shore. [1913 Webster]