UNDERCUT

I. verb (-cut; -cutting) Date: 1598 transitive verb to cut away the underpart of , to cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief, to offer to sell at lower prices than or to work for lower wages than (a competitor), to cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall, to strike (a ball) with a downward glancing blow so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot, to undermine or destroy the force, value, or effectiveness of , intransitive verb to perform the action of cutting away beneath, II. noun Date: 1859 tenderloin 1, the action or result of cutting away from the underside or lower part of something, a notch cut in the base of a tree before felling to determine the direction of falling and to prevent splitting