undercut

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[ˌʌndəˈkʌt], (Verb)

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- offer goods or services at a lower price than (a competitor)
(e.g: these industries have been undercut by more efficient foreign producers)

- cut or wear away the part below or under (something, especially a cliff)
(e.g: the base of the crag is undercut permitting walkers to pass behind the falling water)

- weaken; undermine
(e.g: the chairman denied his authority was being undercut)

- strike (a ball) with backspin so that it bounces high on landing


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[ˈʌndəkʌt], (Noun)

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- a space formed by the removal or absence of material from the lower part of something
(e.g: there may be some bigger fish in the safety of the undercut)

- the underside of a sirloin of beef

- 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
(e.g: she styled her short bob into an edgy undercut)


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