undercut

Meanings

Plural: undercuts

Noun

• the material removed by a cut made underneath
• 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
• (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
• a cut made underneath to remove material
• 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.
• A section of a mold or pattern with negative draft angle
• 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

• sell cheaper than one's competition
• cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
• cut away the underpart of
  • "undercut a vein of ore"
• strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
• cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall
• 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.
• To employ the undercut strategy.
• To downplay or minimize.

Adj

• Produced by undercutting.
• Designed so as to cut from the underside.
• Having the parts in relief cut under.

Synonyms

cut, tenderloin, undersell

Antonyms

overcut

Anagrams of undercut