undercurrent

Noun
  1. A subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance;
    Implicit meaning (synset 105931441)
    is a type of: meaning, substance - the idea that is intended
    same as: undertone
  2. A current below the surface of a fluid (synset 107419398)
    is a type of: current, stream - a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
    subtypes: sea purse, sea puss, sea-poose, sea-purse, sea-puss, undertow - the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
    is a part of: tide - the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
    same as: undertide

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