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Noun
S:
(n)
undercut
(the material removed by a cut made underneath)
S:
(n)
tenderloin
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undercut
(the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column)
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S:
(n)
cut
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cut of meat
(a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)
S:
(n)
meat
(the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food)
S:
(n)
food
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solid food
(any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment)
"food and drink"
S:
(n)
solid
(matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure)
S:
(n)
matter
(that which has mass and occupies space)
"physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
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S:
(n)
undercut
(a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall)
S:
(n)
cut
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undercut
((sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball)
"cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
S:
(n)
undercut
(a cut made underneath to remove material)
Verb
S:
(v)
undersell
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undercut
(sell cheaper than one's competition)
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(v)
undercut
(cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief)
S:
(v)
undercut
(cut away the underpart of)
"undercut a vein of ore"
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S:
(v)
undercut
(strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot)
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S:
(v)
undercut
(cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall)