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1. Sell cheaper than one's competition
   "The exporter will actually undercut the foreign dealer by very nearly the whole difference";
   - undersell
    
2. Cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
    
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
    
5. Cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall

1. The material removed by a cut made underneath
    
2. The tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
   - tenderloin
    
3. A notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall
    
4. (sport) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
   "undercuts do not bother a good tennis player";
   - cut
    
5. A cut made underneath to remove material

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