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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.A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.
- 2.The notch cut in a tree to direct its fall when being felled.
- 3.The underside of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.
- 4.A hairstyle that is shaved or clipped short on the sides and kept long on the top.
- 5.A blow dealt upward.
verb
- 1.To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
- 2.To create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath.
- 3.To undermine.
- 4.To strike a heavy blow upward.
adjective
- 1.Produced by undercutting.
- 2.Designed so as to cut from the underside.
- 3.Having the parts in relief cut under.
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