- undercut⇄adj. 1. cut away underneath.
2. done by undercutting. - undercut⇄noun 1. a cut, or a cutting away, underneath.
2. a notch cut in a tree to determine the direction in which the tree is to fall and to prevent splitting.
3. (Especially British.) a tenderloin or fillet of beef. - undercut⇄undercut, verb, -cut,-cutting,noun, adjective.
- undercut⇄v.i. to undercut a person or thing.
- undercut⇄v.t. 1. to cut under or beneath; cut away material from so as to leave a portion overhanging.
Ex. to undercut a stratum of rock.
2. (Figurative.) to weaken; undermine.
Ex. The announcement ... was timed to undercut attempts ... to mobi