undercut
See also: Undercut
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English undercutten, equivalent to under- + cut.
Pronunciation edit
- (noun) IPA(key): /ˈʌndə(ɹ)kʌt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (Northern England) IPA(key): ˈʊndə(ɹ)kʊt/ invalid IPA characters (/)}
- (verb, adjective) IPA(key): /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (Northern England) IPA(key): /ʊndə(ɹ)ˈkʊt/
- Rhymes: -ʌt
Noun edit
undercut (plural undercuts)
- A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.
- The notch cut in a tree to direct its fall when being felled.
- The underside of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.
- A hairstyle that is shaved or clipped short on the sides and kept long on the top.
- A blow dealt upward.
- (moldmaking) A section of a mold or pattern with negative draft angle
- (motor racing) A pit stop strategy in which a driver seeks to gain an advantage over someone by pitting before them and using fresh tyres to make up time.
- Antonym: overcut
- The continuation of the saddle of a rabbit's coat toward the front legs.
Translations edit
cut made in the lower part of something
notch cut in a tree
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blow dealt upward
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pit stop strategy in which a driver pits before someone else
Verb edit
undercut (third-person singular simple present undercuts, present participle undercutting, simple past and past participle undercut)
- To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
- Synonym: undersell
- 1959 November, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, in Trains Illustrated, page 555:
- The fact that, to cover low tariffs on bulk commodities, the railways have to charge very high rates on high-value goods, such as manufactures, has provided road operators with a golden opportunity to undercut the railway.
- To create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath.
- To undermine.
- July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises[1]
- Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.
- July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises[1]
- To strike a heavy blow upward.
Translations edit
to sell at a lower price than a competitor
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to create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath
to undermine — see undermine
to strike a heavy blow upward
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Adjective edit
undercut (not comparable)
- Produced by undercutting.
- Designed so as to cut from the underside.
- Having the parts in relief cut under.