cutting vs undercut

undercut vs cutting

cutting and undercut both are nouns.

cutting is an adjective but undercut is not an adjective.

cutting is not a verb while undercut is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cutting	Yes	Yes	No	No
undercut	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, undercut is a hyponym of cutting; that is, undercut is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cutting:

cutting: the act of cutting something into parts
undercut: a cut made underneath to remove material

Other hyponyms of cutting include severance, severing, dissection, scission, slicing.

cutting (noun)	undercut (noun)
the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends	(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
the act of cutting something into parts	a cut made underneath to remove material
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge	a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film	the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
the act of diluting something	the material removed by a cut made underneath
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
a piece cut off from the main part of something
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

cutting (adjective)	undercut (adjective)
unpleasantly cold and damp
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

cutting (verb)	undercut (verb)
	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
	cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
	cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall
	sell cheaper than one's competition

Difference between cutting and undercut

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