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undercut
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun undercut has 5 senses
- undercut(n = noun.substance) Array - the material removed by a cut made underneath; Array is a kind of material, stuff
- undercut(n = noun.food) tenderloin - the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column; Array is a kind of cut, cut of meat
- undercut(n = noun.artifact) Array - a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall; Array is a kind of notch, forestry
- undercut(n = noun.act) cut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" is a kind of shot, stroke
- undercut(n = noun.act) Array - a cut made underneath to remove material; Array is a kind of cut, cutting
Derived forms verb undercut3, verb undercut2
has particulars: beef tenderloin, pork tenderloin
Derived form verb undercut5
Derived form verb undercut4
Derived forms verb undercut3, verb undercut2
Verb undercut has 5 senses
- undercut(v = verb.possession) undersell - sell cheaper than one's competition; Array is one way to sell
- undercut(v = verb.contact) Array - cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief; Array is one way to cut away
- undercut(v = verb.contact) Array - cut away the underpart of; "undercut a vein of ore" is one way to cut away
- undercut(v = verb.contact) Array - strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot; Array is one way to hit
- undercut(v = verb.contact) Array - cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall; Array is one way to cut
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derived forms noun undercut5, noun undercut1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun undercut5, noun undercut1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun undercut4
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun undercut3
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
undercut, n.
The lower or under side of a sirloin of beef; the fillet. [1913 Webster]
undercut, v. t.
- To cut away, as the side of an object, so as to leave an overhanging portion. [1913 Webster]
- to sell goods or services at a price below that of (the competition or a competitor's price). [PJC]
- to weaken the effectiveness of; to undermine or sabotage (an activity). [PJC]
- To cut a notch in one side of (a tree) so as to control the direction in which the tree falls when it is felled. [PJC]
undercut, p. a.
Cut away below. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
undercut, v. & n.
--v.tr. (-cutting; past and past part. -cut)
1 sell or work at a lower price or lower wages than.
2 Golf strike (a ball) so as to make it rise high.
3 a cut away the part below or under (a thing). b cut away material to show (a carved design etc.) in relief.
4 render unstable or less firm, undermine.
--n.
1 Brit. the underside of a sirloin.
2 US a notch cut in a tree-trunk to guide its fall when felled.
3 any space formed by the removal or absence of material from the lower part of something.
--v.tr. (-cutting; past and past part. -cut)
1 sell or work at a lower price or lower wages than.
2 Golf strike (a ball) so as to make it rise high.
3 a cut away the part below or under (a thing). b cut away material to show (a carved design etc.) in relief.
4 render unstable or less firm, undermine.
--n.
1 Brit. the underside of a sirloin.
2 US a notch cut in a tree-trunk to guide its fall when felled.
3 any space formed by the removal or absence of material from the lower part of something.
THESAURUS
undercut
belie, blow sky-high, blow up, close out, convert into cash, cut away, cut out, cut under, deflate, disconfirm, discredit, disprove, dump, effect a sale, excavate, explode, expose, gouge out, hollow out, invalidate, job, make a sale, market, merchandise, move, negate, negative, prove the contrary, puncture, resell, retail, sacrifice, sell, sell off, sell on consignment, sell out, sell over, sell retail, sell short, sell up, sell wholesale, show up, turn into money, turn over, undermine, undersell, unload, wholesale
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