to undercut
01
undersälja, sänka priserna
to demand a lower price than one's rivals
Transitive: to undercut a rival or price
Exempel
The freelancer has recently undercut competitors to secure a long-term project.
Frilansaren har nyligen sänkt priserna jämfört med konkurrenterna för att säkra ett långsiktigt projekt.
02
slå underifrån, skära underifrån
to hit a ball with a downward, glancing motion, causing it to spin backward or gain elevation
Transitive: to undercut a ball
Exempel
He undercut the shuttlecock, sending it floating gracefully over the net.
Han underskärde shuttlecocken, skickade den flytande graciöst över nätet.
03
undergräva, nötning underifrån
to remove or wear away the lower or underlying part of something
Transitive: to undercut sth
Exempel
The miners undercut the lower levels of the mountain to extract the ore.
Gruvarbetarna underminerade de lägre nivåerna av berget för att extrahera malmen.
04
skarva, urholka
to remove material around a design in order to create a raised, carved pattern
Transitive: to undercut sth
Exempel
He undercut the edges of the stone, allowing the carving to stand out in three-dimensional relief.
Han undercut stenens kanter, vilket gjorde att snideriet stod ut i tredimensionell relief.
05
underskära, göra ett snett snitt
to make a diagonal or slanted cut into a tree, below the main cut, on the side where the tree is intended to fall
Transitive: to undercut a tree
Exempel
The axeman skillfully undercut the tree before making the horizontal cut to bring it down safely.
Skogshuggaren skickligt underskär trädet innan han gör det horisontella snittet för att fälla det säkert.
Undercut
01
a hairstyle with longer hair on top and closely shaved or faded sides and back
Exempel
She dyed the top of her undercut a bright color.
02
a stroke that imparts reverse spin to the ball
Exempel
She mastered the undercut to improve her badminton defense.
03
a cut made underneath a surface or material to remove a portion of it
Exempel
The sculptor created an undercut to define the shadowed areas.
04
a cut made in a tree trunk to guide the direction of its fall
Exempel
The guide explained how the undercut determines the lean of the trunk.
05
the tender meat from the loin on either side of the vertebral column
Exempel
The restaurant specializes in undercut steaks.
06
material removed by a cut made beneath a surface
Exempel
The undercut debris must be cleaned for precision work.
Lexikalt Träd
undercut
cut
