Undercutting

2 definitions found

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  undercutting
       See {undercut}