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Undercut

ˌʌndəˈkʌt

Undercut definitions

verb

Inflections:

undercuts undercutting undercut

offer goods or services at a lower price than (a competitor)

"these industries have been undercut by more efficient foreign producers"

Synonyms:
charge less than charge a lower price than undersell underbid
cut or wear away the part below or under (something, especially a cliff)

"the base of the crag is undercut permitting walkers to pass behind the falling water"
- cut away material to leave (a carved design) in relief
weaken; undermine

"the chairman denied his authority was being undercut"

Synonyms:
undermine weaken impair damage sap threaten subvert sabotage ruin disrupt undo destabilize demolish wreck destroy chip away
strike (a ball) with backspin so that it bounces high on landing

noun

Inflections:

undercut undercuts

a space formed by the removal or absence of material from the lower part of something

"there may be some bigger fish in the safety of the undercut"
- a notch cut in a tree trunk to guide its fall when felled
the underside of a sirloin of beef
a hairstyle in which the hair is shaved or cut very short on the sides or back of the head but left relatively long on top

"she styled her short bob into an edgy undercut"