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