Meaning of "undercut" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERCUT

undercut  [ˌʌndəˈkʌt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERCUT

Undercut is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb undercut in English.

WHAT DOES UNDERCUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of undercut in the English dictionary

The first definition of undercut in the dictionary is to charge less than in order to obtain trade. Other definition of undercut is to cut away the under part of. Undercut is also to hit in such a way as to impart backspin.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNDERCUT

PRESENT

Present

I undercut

you undercut

he/she/it undercuts

we undercut

you undercut

they undercut

Present continuous

I am undercutting

you are undercutting

he/she/it is undercutting

we are undercutting

you are undercutting

they are undercutting

Present perfect

I have undercut

you have undercut

he/she/it has undercut

we have undercut

you have undercut

they have undercut

Present perfect continuous

I have been undercutting

you have been undercutting

he/she/it has been undercutting

we have been undercutting

you have been undercutting

they have been undercutting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I undercut

you undercut

he/she/it undercut

we undercut

you undercut

they undercut

Past continuous

I was undercutting

you were undercutting

he/she/it was undercutting

we were undercutting

you were undercutting

they were undercutting

Past perfect

I had undercut

you had undercut

he/she/it had undercut

we had undercut

you had undercut

they had undercut

Past perfect continuous

I had been undercutting

you had been undercutting

he/she/it had been undercutting

we had been undercutting

you had been undercutting

they had been undercutting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will undercut

you will undercut

he/she/it will undercut

we will undercut

you will undercut

they will undercut

Future continuous

I will be undercutting

you will be undercutting

he/she/it will be undercutting

we will be undercutting

you will be undercutting

they will be undercutting

Future perfect

I will have undercut

you will have undercut

he/she/it will have undercut

we will have undercut

you will have undercut

they will have undercut

Future perfect continuous

I will have been undercutting

you will have been undercutting

he/she/it will have been undercutting

we will have been undercutting

you will have been undercutting

they will have been undercutting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would undercut

you would undercut

he/she/it would undercut

we would undercut

you would undercut

they would undercut

Conditional continuous

I would be undercutting

you would be undercutting

he/she/it would be undercutting

we would be undercutting

you would be undercutting

they would be undercutting

Conditional perfect

I would have undercut

you would have undercut

he/she/it would have undercut

we would have undercut

you would have undercut

they would have undercut

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been undercutting

you would have been undercutting

he/she/it would have been undercutting

we would have been undercutting

you would have been undercutting

they would have been undercutting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you undercut
we let´s undercut
you undercut

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to undercut

Past participle

undercut

Present Participle

undercutting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «UNDERCUT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «undercut» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of undercut

cut out · debilitate · excavate · impair · mine · sacrifice · subvert · threaten · underbid · undercharge · undermine · underprice · undersell · weaken

TRANSLATION OF UNDERCUT

Find out the translation of undercut to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of undercut from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «undercut» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 以低于…的价格出售
• Translator English - Spanish: vender más barato que
• English: undercut
• Translator English - Hindi: दाम कम
• Translator English - Arabic: زعزعته
• Translator English - Russian: подрез
• Translator English - Portuguese: rebaixar os preços
• Translator English - Bengali: অল্পাহার
• Translator English - French: battre sur les prix
• Translator English - Malay: Kurangkan
• Translator English - German: unterbieten
• Translator English - Japanese: 安く売る
• Translator English - Korean: ~보다 가격을 내리다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngganggu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thịt phi lê
• Translator English - Tamil: குறைத்து
• Translator English - Marathi: काटछाट करणे
• Translator English - Turkish: kesme vuruşu
• Translator English - Italian: vendere a prezzo inferiore
• Translator English - Polish: podcięcie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: підріз
• Translator English - Romanian: undercut
• Translator English - Greek: χαμηλότερες
• Translator English - Afrikaans: afgesaag
• Translator English - Swedish: underskärning
• Translator English - Norwegian: undercut

10 QUOTES WITH «UNDERCUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word undercut.

1

Bob Balaban

But obviously as television began, it so undercut movies that he was trying to think of a way to combine seeing these special things, and the fact that people were just captivated by the magic box.

2

Kit Bond

At a time when the insurgents are saying that time is working against them, my Democratic colleagues are introducing a measure to set a timetable for withdrawal in Iraq that will undercut the momentum that the insurgents themselves say we have built in Iraq.

3

Robert Byrd

It is the Constitution of the United States that has been undermined, undercut, and is under attack. It is the American people's liberties that is in jeopardy. That is why I wrote 'Losing America.'

4

Rob Delaney

It makes me sad that corporations and media and Hollywood conspire to make people feel terrible about their bodies from the second they wake up ,so I sort of try to subversively undercut that.

5

Bob Graham

I presumed the president was being truthful until a series of events undercut that confidence.

6

Lindsey Graham

We cannot win this war on terror if people are undercutting us. And one way to undercut us is to empower Iran.

7

Shirley Henderson

I like doom and gloom with a sense of humour. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, we like to undercut indulgence with a laugh.

8

Hank Johnson

As Americans, we have the right to decide who lives within our borders, and we can't let unscrupulous employers to undercut honest business owners by exploiting cheap labor.

9

Andrea Jung

We also never undercut representatives' prices. A representative will always be able to sell the discounts in our core business, which are not offered at retail. So it's never more advantageous to buy there.

10

Niki Lauda

Airlines go in the long run at the competition to reason. For the passenger the competition is good, because each competitor tries to undercut the other one.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERCUT»

Discover the use of undercut in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to undercut and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Undercut Reader: Critical Writings on Artists' Film and ...

This is the first book about this group of Rooseveltians and their linkage to Lyndon Johnson's Great Society and the Vietnam War debacle. Michael Janeway grew up inside this world.

Nina Danino, Michael Mazière, 2003

Free for All: How Linux and the Free Software Movement ...

A journalist who covers technology for The New York TImes takes a close-up look at the rise and popular acceptance of Linux and explains how free software is changing the nature of business and wealth.

Peter Wayner, 2000

Tradition, Undercut, and Discovery: Eight Essays on British ...

The tradition, undercut, and discovery method is only one of many ways in which the English writer develops her or his artistic vision. Certainly this pattern is not restricted to British literature. Not every British writer employs this pattern, nor are  ...

Patrick D. Morrow, 1980

Fundamentals of Microfabrication: The Science of ...

(A) Positive resist, (a) Desired resist profile for lift-off, that is, exposure-controlled profile also called undercut, (b) Perfect fidelity image transfer by applying a normal exposure dose and relying moderately on the developer, (c) Receding ...

Marc J. Madou, 2002

Reckless Disregard: How Liberal Democrats Undercut Our ...

This is a frontline soldier's report on how liberalism and national security don't mix.

Robert Patterson, 2005

Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook: A Manual of Quick, ...

This has been misinterpreted by some as internal undercut. Figure 11. “Wagon tracks” are located on either side of the stringer bead. effect is to produce a dark shading in the area where internal undercut might occur. Although this darker area ...

E.W. McAllister, 2013

Has Alvin Plantinga "undercut" the de Jure Objection in ...

The objective of this paper is to defend the thesis that Alvin Plantinga has failed to categorically undercut the de jure type of objection to belief in Christianity in Warranted Christian Belief.

Larry L. Dur'an (II.), 2006

Practical Thermoforming: Principles and Applications: Second ...

Different materials with different shrinkage rates may not allow direct material substitution without causing removal interference where close tolerances in the undercut are concerned. Other limitations that exist with most undercuts and ...

Florian, 1996

Transformers and Motors

COMMUTATOR SEGMENTS (A) Correctly undercut. (B) Incorrectly undercut. FIGURE 10-21. Commutators correctly and incorrectly undercut of commutators. For medium-width commutator bars, the undercut is in the range of 1/16 inch plus or ...

George Patrick Shultz, 1989

Fastenings to Concrete and Masonry Structures: State of the ...

Prestressing and relaxation Given an adequate bearing area and a tight interlock between the anchor and the drilled undercut, the load-bearing behaviour of an undercut anchor should closely correspond to that of a cast-in-place headed ...

‎1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERCUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term undercut is used in the context of the following news items.

Clinton subpoena claim undercut by lawyer's reply

Washington (CNN) Hillary Clinton drew Republican fire Wednesday after falsely claiming she had never been subpoenaed for emails from her time as secretary ... «CNN, Jul 15»

Trendlet: The pixie undercut

The pixie undercut - also known as the Robyn Wright (named after the actress who portrays first lady Claire Underwood on Netflix's House of Cards) - is the 'do ... «Philly.com, Jun 15»

The secret deal that undercut MacKay, and the old Tories

In all the critiques of Peter MacKay's career, what is missing is the most consequential decision the Nova Scotian ever made. It is the one he may regret the most ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»

Instagram user offers discount prices to fight artist selling $90000 …

Her response instead was the perfect capitalistic rejoinder: undercut Prince on the price of her own work. Her response instead was the perfect capitalistic ... «Mashable, May 15»

Spain's Many Indicted Politicians Undercut 'Red Line' Against Graft

MADRID — In the campaign before regional and local elections across Spain on Sunday, Alberto Fabra, the leader of Valencia, decided he was drawing a “red ... «New York Times, May 15»

Biotechs undercut key support level

The index unequivocally undercut its key support level, the 50-day moving average. The last time the index fell below its 50 DMA, the broader markets saw a ... «MarketWatch, Apr 15»

Sungevity and Sonnenbatterie to Undercut Tesla and SolarCity on …

[Editor's note: The $10,000 price quoted by Sungevity-Sonnenbatterie applies to the battery system only, not the storage+PV package, as we had previously ... «Greentech Media, Apr 15»

TPP will undercut US national security

To persuade Congress to give him authority for concluding negotiation of a proposed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement, President Obama is ... «The Hill, Apr 15»

Falling Sales Undercut Turnaround Effort at Coach

Coach, a handbag and accessories maker, reported its worst sales decline in seven quarters in North America, raising concerns that the company's turnaround ... «New York Times, Apr 15»

GOP Weighs How to Undercut Obama's Climate Talks

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama and Congress are headed for another power clash on the international stage, as key Senate Republicans challenge ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»