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{{also|Undercut}}
==English==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|undercutten}}, equivalent to {{af|en|under-|cut}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{q|noun}} {{IPA|en|/ˈʌndə(ɹ)kʌt/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-undercut.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈʊndə(ɹ)kʊt/|a=Northern England}}}
* {{q|verb|adjective}} {{IPA|en|/ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌt/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-undercut2.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{IPA|en|/ʊndə(ɹ)ˈkʊt/|a=Northern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|ʌt|s=3}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A [[cut]] made in the [[lower]] part of something; the [[material]] so [[removed]].
# The [[notch]] cut in a [[tree]] to [[direct]] its [[fall]] when being [[felled]].
# The [[underside]] of a [[sirloin]] of [[beef]]; the [[fillet]].
# A [[hairstyle]] that is shaved or clipped short on the sides and kept long on the top.
# A blow dealt upward.
# {{lb|en|moldmaking}} A section of a mold or pattern with negative draft angle
# {{lb|en|motor racing}} A [[pit stop]] [[strategy]] in which a driver seeks to gain an [[advantage]] over someone by [[pit]]ting before them and using [[fresh]] [[tyre]]s to make up time.
#: {{ant|en|overcut}}
# The continuation of the [[saddle]] of a [[rabbit]]'s [[coat]] toward the front legs.

====Translations====
{{trans-top|cut made in the lower part of something}}
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{{trans-top|notch cut in a tree}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|kaatokolo}}
* French: {{t+|fr|cran de chute|m}}, {{t+|fr|entaille directionnelle|f}}
* German: {{t|de|Fallkerb|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|спил|m}}
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{{trans-top|underside of a sirloin of beef}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|филе|n}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|sisäfilee}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|пафлак|m}}
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{{trans-top|hairstyle}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|ananastukka}}
* German: {{t+|de|Undercut|m}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|undercut|m}}
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{{trans-top|blow dealt upward}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|удар отдолу|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|koukku}} {{q|boxing, fighting}}
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{{trans-top|pit stop strategy in which a driver pits before someone else}}
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===Verb===
{{en-verb||++|undercut}}

# To [[sell]] (something) at a [[lower]] [[price]], or to [[work]] for lower [[wages]], than a [[competitor]].
#: {{syn|en|undersell}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1959|month=November|author=J. N. Westwood|title=The Railways of Canada|journal=Trains Illustrated|page=555|text=The fact that, to cover low tariffs on bulk commodities, the railways have to charge very high rates on high-value goods, such as manufactures, has provided road operators with a golden opportunity to '''undercut''' the railway.}}
# To [[create]] an [[overhang]] by [[cutting]] [[away]] [[material]] from [[underneath]].
# To [[undermine]].
#* '''July 18 2012''', Scott Tobias, AV Club ''The Dark Knight Rises''[http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/]
#*: Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in '''undercutting''' his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.
# To [[strike]] a heavy blow upward.

====Translations====
{{trans-top|to sell at a lower price than a competitor}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|подбивам}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[myydä]] [[halvemmalla]]}}
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{{trans-top|to create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|подрязвам}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[leikata]] [[alta]]}}
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{{trans-see|to undermine|undermine}}

{{trans-top|to strike a heavy blow upward}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|удрям отдолу}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[lyödä]] [[koukku]]}} {{q|boxing, fighting}}
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===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}

# Produced by undercutting.
# Designed so as to cut from the underside.
# Having the parts in [[relief]] cut under.

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=cdenrtuu|untruced}}

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{{C|en|Cuts of meat|Hair|Meats}}