Undercut

(noun.) a cut made underneath to remove material.

(noun.) a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall.

(noun.) the material removed by a cut made underneath.

(verb.) cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall.

(verb.) strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot.

(verb.) cut away the underpart of; 'undercut a vein of ore'.

(verb.) cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief.

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• He cut deep, and yet I just undercut him. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.

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