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undercut

The correct spelling is undercut.

How to pronounce undercut

noun

Say it like: Und-erc-ut

The correct spelling is undercut. A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.
  2. 2.The notch cut in a tree to direct its fall when being felled.
  3. 3.The underside of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.
  4. 4.A hairstyle that is shaved or clipped short on the sides and kept long on the top.
  5. 5.A blow dealt upward.

verb

  1. 1.To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
  2. 2.To create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath.
  3. 3.To undermine.
  4. 4.To strike a heavy blow upward.

adjective

  1. 1.Produced by undercutting.
  2. 2.Designed so as to cut from the underside.
  3. 3.Having the parts in relief cut under.

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