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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Undercut \Un`der*cut"\, v. t.
     1. To cut away, as the side of an object, so as to leave an
        overhanging portion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. to sell goods or services at a price below that of (the
        competition or a competitor's price).
        [PJC]
  
     3. to weaken the effectiveness of; to undermine or sabotage
        (an activity).
        [PJC]
  
     4. (Forestry) to cut a notch in one side of (a tree) so as to
        control the direction in which the tree falls when it is
        felled.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Undercut \Un"der*cut`\, p. a.
     Cut away below.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Undercut \Un"der*cut`\, n.
     The lower or under side of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cut \Cut\ (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cut; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Cutting.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic
     origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta
     bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten,
     curtail, dock, cutach short, docked, cut a bobtail, piece,
     Ir. cut a short tail, cutach bobtailed. Cf. Coot.]
     1. To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp
        instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to
        divide.
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              You must cut this flesh from off his breast. --Shak.
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              Before the whistling winds the vessels fly,
              With rapid swiftness cut the liquid way. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering;
        to hew; to mow or reap.
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              Thy servants can skill to cut timer.  --2. Chron.
                                                    ii. 8
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     3. To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as,
        to cut the hair; to cut the nails.
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     4. To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing,
        etc.; to carve; to hew out.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Why should a man. whose blood is warm within,
              Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster? --Shak.
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              Loopholes cut through thickest shade. --Milton.
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     6. To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce;
        to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick.
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              The man was cut to the heart.         --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right
        angles.
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     8. To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in
        the street; to cut one's acquaintance. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. To absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a
        recitation. etc. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              An English tradesman is always solicitous to cut the
              shop whenever he can do so with impunity. --Thomas
                                                    Hamilton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. (Cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a
         chopping movement of the bat.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     11. (Billiards, etc.) To drive (an object ball) to either
         side by hitting it fine on the other side with the cue
         ball or another object ball.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     12. (Lawn Tennis, etc.) To strike (a ball) with the racket
         inclined or struck across the ball so as to put a certain
         spin on the ball.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     13. (Croquet) To drive (a ball) to one side by hitting with
         another ball.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     To cut a caper. See under Caper.
  
     To cut the cards, to divide a pack of cards into portions,
        in order to determine the deal or the trump, or to change
        the cards to be dealt.
  
     To cut both ways, to have effects both advantageous and
        disadvantageous.
  
     To cut corners, to deliberately do an incomplete or
        imperfect job in order to save time or money.
  
     To cut a dash or To cut a figure, to make a display of
        oneself; to give a conspicuous impression. [Colloq.]
  
     To cut down.
         (a) To sever and cause to fall; to fell; to prostrate.
             ``Timber . . . cut down in the mountains of
             Cilicia.'' --Knolles.
         (b) To put down; to abash; to humble. [Obs] ``So great is
             his natural eloquence, that he cuts down the finest
             orator.'' --Addison
         (c) To lessen; to retrench; to curtail; as, to cut down
             expenses.
         (d) (Naut.) To raze; as, to cut down a frigate into a
             sloop.
  
     To cut the knot or To cut the Gordian knot, to dispose of
        a difficulty summarily; to solve it by prompt, arbitrary
        action, rather than by skill or patience.
  
     To cut lots, to determine lots by cuttings cards; to draw
        lots.
  
     To cut off.
         (a) To sever; to separate.
             [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
                   I would to God, . . .
                   The king had cut off my brother's. --Shak.
         (b) To put an untimely death; to put an end to; to
             destroy. ``Iren[ae]us was likewise cut off by
             martyrdom.'' --Addison.
         (c) To interrupt; as, to cut off communication; to cut
             off (the flow of) steam from (the boiler to) a steam
             engine.
         (d) To intercept; as,, to cut off an enemy's retreat.
         (e) To end; to finish; as, to cut off further debate.
  
     To cut out.
         (a) To remove by cutting or carving; as, to cut out a
             piece from a board.
         (b) To shape or form by cutting; as, to cut out a
             garment. `` A large forest cut out into walks.''
             --Addison.
         (c) To scheme; to contrive; to prepare; as, to cut out
             work for another day. ``Every man had cut out a place
             for himself.'' --Addison.
         (d) To step in and take the place of; to supplant; as, to
             cut out a rival. [Colloq.]
         (e) To debar. ``I am cut out from anything but common
             acknowledgments.'' --Pope.
         (f) To seize and carry off (a vessel) from a harbor, or
             from under the guns of an enemy.
         (g) to separate from the midst of a number; as, to cut
             out a steer from a herd; to cut out a car from a
             train.
         (h) to discontinue; as, to cut out smoking.
  
     To cut to pieces.
         (a) To cut into pieces; as, to cut cloth to pieces.
         (b) To slaughter; as, to cut an army to pieces.
  
     To cut a play (Drama), to shorten it by leaving out
        passages, to adapt it for the stage.
  
     To cut rates (Railroads, etc.), to reduce the charges for
        transportation below the rates established between
        competing lines.
  
     To cut short, to arrest or check abruptly; to bring to a
        sudden termination. ``Achilles cut him short, and thus
        replied.'' --Dryden.
  
     To cut stick, to make off clandestinely or precipitately.
        [Slang]
  
     To cut teeth, to put forth teeth; to have the teeth pierce
        through the gum and appear.
  
     To have cut one's eyeteeth, to be sharp and knowing.
        [Colloq.]
  
     To cut one's wisdom teeth, to come to years of discretion.
        
  
     To cut under, to undersell; as, to cut under a competitor
        in trade; more commonly referred to as undercut.
  
     To cut up.
         (a) To cut to pieces; as, to cut up an animal, or bushes.
         (b) To damage or destroy; to injure; to wound; as, to cut
             up a book or its author by severe criticism. ``This
             doctrine cuts up all government by the roots.''
             --Locke.
         (c) To afflict; to discourage; to demoralize; as, the
             death of his friend cut him up terribly. [Colloq.]
             --Thackeray.
             [1913 Webster +PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Undercut \Un"der*cut`\, p.a.
     Cut away below.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Undercut \Un"der*cut`\, n.
     The lower or under side of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Undercut \Un`der*cut"\, v. t.
     To cut away, as the side of an object, so as to leave an
     overhanging portion.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  undercut
       n 1: the material removed by a cut made underneath
       2: the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the
          vertebral column [syn: 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; "cuts
          do not bother a good tennis player" [syn: cut]
       5: a cut made underneath to remove material
       v 1: sell cheaper than one's competition [syn: 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
       [also: undercutting]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  undercut
     a.
     1 Produced by undercutting.
     2 Designed so as to cut from the underside.
     3 Having the parts in relief cut under.
     n.
     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.
     6 (lb en moldmaking) A section of a mold or pattern with negative
  draft angle
     7 (lb en 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.
     vb.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Undercut
     German n.
     m (sense: hairstyle) undercut

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  undercut
     a.
     1 Produced by undercutting.
     2 Designed so as to cut from the underside.
     3 Having the parts in relief cut under.
     n.
     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.
     6 (lb en moldmaking) A section of a mold or pattern with negative
  draft angle
     7 (lb en 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.
     vb.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  undercut
     a.
     1 Produced by undercutting.
     2 Designed so as to cut from the underside.
     3 Having the parts in relief cut under.
     n.
     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.
     6 (lb en moldmaking) A section of a mold or pattern with negative
  draft angle
     7 (lb en 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.
     vb.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Undercut
     German n.
     m (sense: hairstyle) undercut

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  undercut
     a.
     1 Produced by undercutting.
     2 Designed so as to cut from the underside.
     3 Having the parts in relief cut under.
     n.
     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.
     6 (lb en moldmaking) A section of a mold or pattern with negative
  draft angle
     7 (lb en 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.
     vb.
     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.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Undercut
     German n.
     m (sense: hairstyle) undercut

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  undercut
     Englanti n.
     1 ananastukka
     2 (yhteys urheilu nyrkkeily) kohokoukku
     Englanti vb.
     1 myydä alihintaan, alittaa hinta, myydä halpa
     2 tehdä tyhjäksi, heikentää

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Undercut /ˌʌndəkˈʌt/
  لحم المتن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  undercut //ˈʌndə(ɹ)kʌt// //ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌt// 
  1. удар отдолу
  blow dealt upward
  2. филе
  underside of a sirloin of beef

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  undercut //ˈʌndə(ɹ)kʌt// //ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌt// 
  1. подрязвам
  to create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath
  2. подбивам
  to sell at a lower price than a competitor
  3. удрям отдолу
  to strike a heavy blow upward

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  undercut /ˌʌndəkˈʌt/ 
  podkopat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  undercut /ˌʌndəkˈʌt/ 
  podebrat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  undercut /ˌʌndəkˈʌt/ 
  podříznout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  undercut /ˌʌndəkˈʌt/ 
  podemlít

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  undercut /ˌʌndəkˈʌt/ 
  podbízet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  undercut /ˌʌndəkˈʌt/ 
  podseknutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  undercut /ˌʌndəkˈʌt/
  snížit cenu (pod konkurenci)

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  undercut /ˌʌndəkˈʌt/
  jít dolů s cenou

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  undercut /ˌʌndəkˈʌt/ 
  podkopat