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   undercut

   verb

   • 1. offer goods or services at a lower price than (a competitor): "these industries have been undercut by more efficient foreign producers" Similar charge less thancharge a lower price thanundersellunderbid
   • 2. cut or wear away the part below or under (something, especially a cliff): "the base of the crag is undercut permitting walkers to pass behind the falling water"
   • ▪ cut away material to leave (a carved design) in relief.
   • 3. weaken; undermine: "the chairman denied his authority was being undercut" Similar undermineweakenimpairdamagesapthreatensubvertsabotageruindisruptundodestabilizedemolishwreckdestroychip away
   • 4. strike (a ball) with backspin so that it bounces high on landing.

   noun

   • 1. a space formed by the removal or absence of material from the lower part of something: "there may be some bigger fish in the safety of the undercut"
   • ▪ a notch cut in a tree trunk to guide its fall when felled. North American
   • 2. the underside of a sirloin of beef. British
   • 3. a hairstyle in which the hair is shaved or cut very short on the sides or back of the head but left relatively long on top: "she styled her short bob into an edgy undercut"

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