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resaca — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hangover noun The headache, nausea, and other unpleasant effects felt after drinking too much alcohol.
  • riptide noun A particularly strong tidal current.
  • undertow noun A strong current beneath the surface of the water that pulls back out to sea after a wave breaks.

Senses

resaca is used for these senses in English:

  • hangover Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.
  • riptide A particularly strong tidal current.
  • undertow A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.

hangover — full definition

  1. noun The headache, nausea, and other unpleasant effects felt after drinking too much alcohol.
  2. noun An unwanted effect or reminder left over from an earlier period or event.

riptide — full definition

  1. noun A particularly strong tidal current.
  2. noun A rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore.

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