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Undercut

A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.

📖 Definitions of "Undercut"

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.

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

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
tenderloinnoun	The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef.
undersellverb	To sell goods for a lower price than a competitor.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
tenderloinnoun	The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef.
undersellverb	To sell goods for a lower price than a competitor.
cutverb	(chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
erodeverb	To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
eroded	worn down or worn away.
lowerverb	Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
subvertverb	(transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
limitnoun	A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
undermineverb	(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
reduced	Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
diminishverb	(transitive) To make smaller.
weakened	Reduced; made less strong.
weakenverb	(transitive) To make weaker or less strong.
impairverb	(transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
jeopardizeverb	(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
counternoun	One who counts.
sellverb	(transitive, ditransitive, intransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
reducesverb	(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
underminedverb	(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
sapnoun	(uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.