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UNDERCURRENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
Synonyms:
undercurrent; undertone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("undercurrent" is a kind of...):
meaning; substance (the idea that is intended)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A current below the surface of a fluid
Synonyms:
undercurrent; undertide
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("undercurrent" is a kind of...):
current; stream (a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "undercurrent"):
sea-poose; sea-purse; sea-puss; sea purse; sea puss; undertow (the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore)
Holonyms ("undercurrent" is a part of...):
tide (the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon)
