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"Undercut" Definition

noun

A cut made in the under part to remove material.
A notch cut in a tree to direct its fall and insure a clean break.
Chiefly British The tenderloin of beef; the fillet.
Sports A cut or slice imparting such a spin.
Sports A cut or slice made with an underarm motion.

verb-transitive

Sports To cut or slice (a ball) with an underarm stroke, as in tennis.
Sports To impart backspin to (a ball) by striking downward as well as forward, as in golf and baseball.
To create an overhang by cutting material away from, as in carving.
To diminish or destroy the province or effectiveness of; undermine: "This celebration of opulence and wealth and power undercuts the character of the Statue of Liberty” ( Jesse Jackson). "The partnership between the United States and Western Europe is undercut by diverging economic interests” ( Scott Sullivan).
To make a cut under or below.

verb-intransitive

To engage in undercutting.

verb

To cut away the of.
To cut away material from the of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief.
To offer to sell at lower prices than or to work for lower wages than (a competitor).
To cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall.
To strike (a ball) with a downward glancing blow so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot.

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