1. Sell cheaper than one's competition
   "The discount store consistently undercuts the larger retailers";
   - undersell
    
2. Cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
   "The sculptor undercut the stone to create a dramatic overhang"
    
3. Cut away the underpart of
   "undercut a vein of ore"
    
4. Strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
   "He undercut the golf ball to clear the sand trap"
    
5. Cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall
   "The lumberjack undercut the tree to control its direction of fall"

1. The tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
   "He ordered the beef undercut, medium rare";
   - tenderloin
    
2. A cut made underneath to remove material
   "The sculptor made an undercut to create the illusion of the cloth draping"
    
3. The material removed by a cut made underneath
   "The sculptor carefully removed the undercut to create the illusion of floating forms"
    
4. A notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall
   "The lumberjack carefully made an undercut before felling the large oak"
    
5. (sport) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
   "undercuts do not bother a good tennis player";
   - cut

Derived forms: undercut, undercuts, undercutting

Type of: cut, cut away, cut of meat, cutting, flog [Brit, informal], forestry, hit, material, notch, sell, shot, stroke, stuff

Encyclopedia: Undercut