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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. (sports) 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

1. Sell cheaper than one's competition
   - 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

Derived forms: undercut, undercutting, undercuts

Type of: cut, cut away, cut of meat, cutting, flog [Brit], forestry, hit, material, notch, sell, shot, stroke, stuff

Encyclopedia: Undercut