: the action or result of cutting away from the underside or lower part of something
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: a notch cut in the base of a tree before felling to determine the direction of falling and to prevent splitting
Example Sentences
Verb They undercut the competing store by 10 percent. a law that undercuts the Constitution Her behavior undercuts her own credibility.
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Verb
The data undercut those hopes, seeming to settle the case for the Fed to raise rates by at least 0.75 percentage point next week. Karen Langley, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 The analysis also undercut a theory that Trump was hoarding small-dollar donors for himself. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2022 The tricksiness of the finale, however, does somewhat undercut the seriousness of the film’s more intriguing ideas about how a prison made of concrete can never so comprehensively constrain us as the prisons of the body and the mind. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 On first down, Bryant targeted Tyler Scott on an out route, but McGlothern undercut the play, picked off the pass and navigated 51 yards through traffic to the Bearcats' 29. Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2022 When basketball icon Bill Walton returned to play for his hometown Clippers, injuries undercut the feel-good story.San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 Earlier this month, Manchin undercut a small version of the reconciliation deal by urging Democrats to hold off on including tax hikes or climate change until the next round of inflation numbers. Haris Alic, Fox News, 25 July 2022 Wouldn’t its competitors just undercut its prices and put it out of business? Daniel Altman, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Desperation over the cost of living has undercut the typically booming holiday trade in goats, cows and sheep. Amr Nabil, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022
Noun
With Leclerc leading, Verstappen undercut for quicker tires. Jerome Pugmire, ajc, 31 July 2022 The Internet basically stopped when dancer Jojo Siwa chopped off her signature high pony into a pixie with an undercut in early April. Gabi Thorne, Allure, 27 July 2022 There's been lots of buzz surrounding JoJo Siwa lately — and literally, in the case of her recent hair makeover that involved cutting off her signature ponytail and buzzing an undercut around her new short style. Marci Robin, Allure, 14 Apr. 2022 Klosterman wanted additional seating, so Stocker found a U-turn swivel chair in gray from Bensen Furniture that features a cool undercut below the seat.San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2022 The market establishes a FTD from lows, then returns to highs (or is not back to highs but is above the 200-day moving average at least three months after the lows with no undercut). Randy Watts, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 An undercut is achieved by cutting or shaving the hair that lays on your scalp in the back of your head super short — while leaving the hair on top longer. Megan Oster, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2021 Her head is half-shaved in an asymmetrical buzz cut, and we are obsessed with the first royal undercut. Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 18 Dec. 2020 Eagland cut Theron's hair into a precise undercut in the back. Maya Allen, Marie Claire, 3 Sep. 2019 See More