adj
Meaning 1
Produced by undercutting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
undercut
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adj
Meaning 2
Designed so as to cut from the underside.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Having the parts in relief cut under.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 4
A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.
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noun
Meaning 5
The notch cut in a tree to direct its fall when being felled.
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noun
Meaning 6
The underside of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.
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noun
Meaning 7
A hairstyle that is shaved or clipped short on the sides and kept long on the top.
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noun
Meaning 8
A blow dealt upward.
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noun
Meaning 9
A section of a mold or pattern with negative draft angle
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noun
Meaning 10
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
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Antonyms: overcut
noun
Meaning 11
The continuation of the saddle of a rabbit's coat toward the front legs.
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verb
Meaning 12
To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: undersell
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 13
To create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath.
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verb
Meaning 14
To undermine.
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verb
Meaning 15
To strike a heavy blow upward.
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verb
Meaning 16
To employ the undercut strategy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
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verb
Meaning 17
To downplay or minimize.
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noun
Meaning 18
a cut made underneath to remove material
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cut, cutting
noun
Meaning 19
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- cuts do not bother a good tennis player
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Synonyms: cut
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stroke, shot
noun
Meaning 20
a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: notch, forestry
noun
Meaning 21
the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tenderloin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cut, cut of meat
Narrower terms: beef tenderloin, pork tenderloin
noun
Meaning 22
the material removed by a cut made underneath
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: material, stuff
verb
Meaning 23
cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cut
verb
Meaning 24
strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hit
verb
Meaning 25
cut away the underpart of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- undercut a vein of ore
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Broader terms: cut away
verb
Meaning 26
cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cut away
verb
Meaning 27
sell cheaper than one's competition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: undersell
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sell
History
Etymology
From Middle English undercutten, equivalent to under- + cut.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kaatokolo — notch cut in a tree
- French: cran de chute — notch cut in a tree
- French: entaille directionnelle — notch cut in a tree
- German: Fallkerb — notch cut in a tree
- Russian: спил (spil) — notch cut in a tree
- Bulgarian: филе (file) — underside of a sirloin of beef
- Finnish: sisäfilee — underside of a sirloin of beef
- Macedonian: пафлак (paflak) — underside of a sirloin of beef
- Finnish: ananastukka — hairstyle
- German: Undercut — hairstyle
- Spanish: undercut — hairstyle
- Bulgarian: удар отдолу (udar otdolu) — blow dealt upward
- Finnish: koukku — blow dealt upward
- Bulgarian: подбивам (podbivam) — to sell at a lower price than a competitor
- Finnish: myydä halvemmalla — to sell at a lower price than a competitor
- Bulgarian: подрязвам (podrjazvam) — to create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath
- Finnish: leikata alta — to create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath
- Bulgarian: удрям отдолу (udrjam otdolu) — to strike a heavy blow upward
- Finnish: lyödä koukku — to strike a heavy blow upward