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US
/ˈəndɝˌkət/
]
VERB
- cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall
- sell cheaper than one's competition
- strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
- cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
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cut away the underpart of
undercut a vein of ore
NOUN
- the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
- a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall
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(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
cuts do not bother a good tennis player - a cut made underneath to remove material
- the material removed by a cut made underneath
How To Use undercut In A Sentence
- An undercutter cuts a horizontal slot, or kerf, along the floor of the advancing room to provide a relief for blasting.
- Online bookstores can undercut retailers by up to 30%.
- The Dutch employed fleets of full-rigged ships of relatively large tonnage, which enabled them to undercut the freight charges of their competitors by a significant margin.
- In 1984 Congress undercut the exclusionary rule which barred evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
- Yet I fear that the validity of the observation is undercut by two factors. Times, Sunday Times
- In the meantime, we are undercutting his authority.
- But it's worth remembering that, barely a century ago, the great male fear was not of alpha females with intimidatingly large salaries but their polar opposite: women were seen, rather like immigrant labour now, as dangerously liable to undercut men's wages by doing the same work for less. Young women are now earning more than men – that's not sexist, just fair | Gaby Hinsliff
- In recent decades, the Severn has been steadily undercutting the riverside churchyard at Newnham.
- Most print dealers were so desperate that they would undercut your price by a measly hundred dollars just to ace you out of a deal.
- Avoiding regulatory costs and national or local taxes in an effort to undercut existing providers. Times, Sunday Times