undercut, v.
(undercuts, undercutting)
(undercuts, undercutting)
cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall
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undercut
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Somebody ----s something
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derivationally related form
strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
<verb.contact>
undercut
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Somebody ----s something
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
cut away the underpart of
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undercut
sample sentences
"undercut a vein of ore"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
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hypernym
cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
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undercut
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Somebody ----s something
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hypernym
sell cheaper than one's competition
<verb.possession>
undercut undersell
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Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
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derivationally related form