undercut — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.

2. The notch cut in a tree to direct its fall when being felled.

3. The underside of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.

4. A hairstyle that is shaved or clipped short on the sides and kept long on the top.

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   Maybe it’s true that “the Left can’t meme,” if “the Left” refers to the earnest suburban revolutionary with an undercut and a nose ring who typically stalks your replies on X.

5. A blow dealt upward.

6. A section of a mold or pattern with negative draft angle

7. A pit stop strategy in which a driver seeks to gain an advantage over someone by pitting before them and using fresh tyres to make up time.

   Antonyms

   overcut

8. The continuation of the saddle of a rabbit's coat toward the front legs.

Verb

1. To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.

   Synonyms

   undersell

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   The fact that, to cover low tariffs on bulk commodities, the railways have to charge very high rates on high-value goods, such as manufactures, has provided road operators with a golden opportunity to undercut the railway.

2. To create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath.

3. To undermine.

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   Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.

4. To strike a heavy blow upward.

5. To employ the undercut strategy.

6. To downplay or minimize.

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   This was a very generous way of describing the swarm of cables, kit-bashed thaumatic cores, Noogenic foci and para-technological inverters, all surrounded by an astoundingly complex cognitohazardous sigil and multiple ontological anchors. This, simultaneously, simplified the interdisciplinary effort that had swelled in a miniscule amount of time, and undercut the sheer conceptual impact this could leave in all of their respective fields.

Adjective

1. Produced by undercutting.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

2. Designed so as to cut from the underside.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

3. Having the parts in relief cut under.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

Noun

1. the material removed by a cut made underneath

   Broader terms

   materialstuff

2. the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column

   Synonyms

   tenderloin

   Broader terms

   cutcut of meat

3. a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall

   Broader terms

   notchforestry

4. (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

   Synonyms

   cut

   Broader terms

   strokeshot

   Examples

   cuts do not bother a good tennis player

5. a cut made underneath to remove material

   Broader terms

   cutcutting

Verb

1. sell cheaper than one's competition

   Synonyms

   undersell

   Broader terms

   sell

2. cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief

   Broader terms

   cut away

3. cut away the underpart of

   Broader terms

   cut away

   Examples

   undercut a vein of ore

4. strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot

   Broader terms

   hit

5. cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall

   Broader terms

   cut