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Meaning of undercut

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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}, {undercut}]
      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}, {undercut}]
      5: a cut made underneath to remove material
      v 1: sell cheaper than one's competition [syn: {undersell},
           {undercut}]
      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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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