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Undercut   /ˈəndərkˌət/   Listen
Undercut

verb
(past & past part. undercut; pres. part. undercutting)
1.
Sell cheaper than one's competition.  Synonym: undersell.
2.
Cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief.
3.
Cut away the underpart of.
4.
Strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot.
5.
Cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall.
noun
1.
The material removed by a cut made underneath.
2.
The tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column.  Synonym: tenderloin.
3.
A notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall.
4.
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball.  Synonym: cut.
5.
A cut made underneath to remove material.





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"Undercut" Quotes from Famous Books



... the traditions, instincts and morals of Europe and white America. There was also the economic evil—really, of course, only an aspect of the conflict of types of civilization—arising from the fact that these immigrants, being used to a lower standard of life, undercut and cheapened the labour of ...
— A History of the United States • Cecil Chesterton
... often by the acute, lancet; the massive piers by graceful clustered shafts; the grotesque and rudely-sculptured capitals by foliage of the most exquisite character; and the heavy cylindrical mouldings by bands of deeply undercut members." ...
— Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them • Sidney Heath
... Hilary Joyce found himself in the presence of a short, thick-set officer, with a gentle voice and a placid expression which covered a remarkably acute and energetic spirit. With that quiet smile and guileless manner he had undercut and outwitted the most cunning of Orientals. He stood, a cigarette between his fingers, looking at the newcomer. "I heard that you had come. Sorry the chief isn't here to see you. Gone up to the ...
— The Green Flag • Arthur Conan Doyle
... deeply undercut, of the so-called Palma type. From Coatepec, Canton Falapa, Vera Cruz, Mexico. Totonacau ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia
... gleamed in blow after blow. A deep incision appeared in the trunk of the tree, and at the base of it Ba'tiste started the saw, Barry working on the other end with his good arm. Ten minutes of work and they switched to the other side. Here no "undercut" was made; the saw bit into the bark and deep toward the heart of the tree in a smooth, sharp line that ...
— The White Desert • Courtney Ryley Cooper


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