Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From Middle English undercutten, equivalent to under- + cut.
From Middle English undercutten, equivalent to under- + cut.
Maybe it’s true that “the Left can’t meme,” if “the Left” refers to the earnest suburban revolutionary with an undercut and a nose ring who typically stalks your replies on X.2024 June 18, Spencer Klavan, “A Matter of Taste”, in The American Mind:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undercuts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
ru спил (notch cut in a tree) · fr cran de chute (notch cut in a tree) · es undercut (hairstyle) · fi ananastukka (hairstyle) · bg филе (underside of a sirloin of beef) · fi kaatokolo (notch cut in a tree) · fr entaille directionnelle (notch cut in a tree) · fi koukku (blow dealt upward) · mk пафлак (underside of a sirloin of beef) · de Fallkerb (notch cut in a tree) · fi sisäfilee (underside of a sirloin of beef) · bg удар отдолу (blow dealt upward) · de Undercut (hairstyle)
From Middle English undercutten, equivalent to under- + cut.
The fact that, to cover low tariffs on bulk commodities, the railways have to charge very high rates on high-value goods, such as manufactures, has provided road operators with a golden opportunity to undercut the railway.1959 November, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, in Trains Illustrated, page 555:
Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.2012 July 18, Scott Tobias, “The Dark Knight Rises”, in AV Club:
This was a very generous way of describing the swarm of cables, kit-bashed thaumatic cores, Noogenic foci and para-technological inverters, all surrounded by an astoundingly complex cognitohazardous sigil and multiple ontological anchors. This, simultaneously, simplified the interdisciplinary effort that had swelled in a miniscule amount of time, and undercut the sheer conceptual impact this could leave in all of their respective fields.2025 February 4, Queerious, “Don't Let Them Forget”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 28 Feb 2025:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undercuts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| undercutting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| undercut | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| undercut | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
fi leikata alta (to create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath) · fi lyödä koukku (to strike a heavy blow upward) · bg подрязвам (to create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath) · bg удрям отдолу (to strike a heavy blow upward) · fi myydä halvemmalla (to sell at a lower price than a competitor) · bg подбивам (to sell at a lower price than a competitor)