undercut

Noun

• a cut made underneath to remove material

• (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
  • cuts do not bother a good tennis player
    

• a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall

• the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column

• 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

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

• cut away the underpart of
  • undercut a vein of ore
    

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

• sell cheaper than one's competition

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  cut , tenderloin , undersell