Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Undercut has 13 different meanings across 2 categories:
the material removed by a cut made underneath
the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall
a cut made underneath to remove material
A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.
cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall
To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
Produced by undercutting.