undercut

IPA: ˈʌndɝkʌt

noun

  • A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.
  • The notch cut in a tree to direct its fall when being felled.
  • The underside of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.
  • A hairstyle that is shaved or clipped short on the sides and kept long on the top.
  • A blow dealt upward.
  • (moldmaking) A section of a mold or pattern with negative draft angle
  • (motor racing) 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.
  • The continuation of the saddle of a rabbit's coat toward the front legs.

verb

  • To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
  • To create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath.
  • To undermine.
  • To strike a heavy blow upward.

adjective

  • Produced by undercutting.
  • Designed so as to cut from the underside.
  • Having the parts in relief cut under.
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Examples of "undercut" in Sentences

  • The Catholic church was undercut.
  • The sides of the boss are undercut.
  • The arc portion is undercut to contain the tape.
  • The seller undercut the rest of the stuffs at night.
  • However this undercuts the plot elements of the novel 'Blackout'.
  • In these cases the undercut is stripped or snapped out of the mold.
  • In a steep canyon, the side walls of the canyon can also be undercut.
  • If this is true, than doesn't it kind of undercut the case by the U.S.
  • The meanders in the mud undercut the overlaying limestones forming a cirque.
  • Even the beautiful fox spirit arc gets undercut in the next to last episode.
  • It would hardly undercut the sales of their banknotes to the high street banks.
  • Hezbollah and other opposition parties have raised objections, saying the terms undercut Lebanese sovereignty.
  • I guess I kind of undercut myself a little on the challenge because I can't help but study the field guides...
  • And I think these people coming out of the woodwork really does kind of undercut Oprah ` s vulnerability on the issue.
  • The prospect of bitter strike action was looming last night over claims that British power station workers are being 'undercut' by Poles prepared to work for £4 an hour less.
  • Mr. Bush pointed to a cease-fire agreement between Russia and Georgia that was negotiated by France and said that recognition of the two countries would "undercut" the cease-fire.
  • This had the effect of staving off the immediate threat, but these actions in the long term undercut support for Reconstruction precisely because they seemed dangerous expansions of executive power.
  • Mr. Stewart is broodingly, tellingly silent through much of the play, though his sparkling eyes and wry expression undercut the credibility of both the aging man's depression and his class-enemy status.
  • This done, they begin what is called the "undercut" -- the cut on that, side toward which the tree is meant to fall; and when they have made a little progress, they, by an ingenious and simple contrivance, fix upon the proper direction of the cut, so as to make the tree fall accurately where they want it.
  • Carving which is treated in this way, but instead of being "planted" close to the background, is fixed at a little distance from it (as is the case with the lace-like designs fitted into the hollow moldings of fifteenth-century choir-screens), is of quite a different order, although even in this case it can not be strictly described as undercut: it is more nearly akin to pierced fretwork.

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