English noun: undercut |
1. | undercut (substance) the material removed by a cut made underneath |
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| Broader (hypernym) | material, stuff |
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2. | undercut (food) the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column |
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| Synonyms | tenderloin |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cut, cut of meat |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | beef tenderloin, pork tenderloin |
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3. | undercut (artifact) a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall |
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| Broader (hypernym) | forestry, notch |
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4. | undercut (act) (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball |
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| Samples | Cuts do not bother a good tennis player.
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| Synonyms | cut |
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| Broader (hypernym) | shot, stroke |
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| Domain category | badminton, lawn tennis, squash, squash rackets, squash racquets, tennis |
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5. | undercut (act) a cut made underneath to remove material |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cut, cutting |
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English verb: undercut |
1. | undercut (possession) sell cheaper than one's competition |
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| Synonyms | undersell |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Broader (hypernym) | sell |
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| Entail | discount |
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2. | undercut (contact) cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cut away |
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3. | undercut (contact) cut away the underpart of |
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| Samples | Undercut a vein of ore.
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cut away |
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4. | undercut (contact) strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hit |
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5. | undercut (contact) cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cut |
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| Entail | cut down, drop, fell, strike down |
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