hit vs undercut

undercut vs hit

hit and undercut both are nouns.

hit and undercut both are verbs.

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

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

hit: cause to move by striking
undercut: strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot

Other hyponyms of hit include play, foul, cannon, clap, ground out, toe, shank, pitch, fly, snap, whang, putt, heel, toe, bunker, bounce, backhand, pop, follow through, shell, ground, top, pull, kill, kill, connect, drive, drive, hole, hole out, bunt, drag a bunt, snick, racket, carry, dribble, slice, hook, single, double, triple, smash, shoot, volley, croquet, loft.

hit (noun)	undercut (noun)
the act of contacting one thing with another	(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
a conspicuous success	a cut made underneath to remove material
(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)	a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate	the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
a connection made via the internet to another website	the material removed by a cut made underneath
a dose of a narcotic drug
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

hit (verb)	undercut (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to	strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target	cut away the underpart of
hit with a missile from a weapon	cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
hit the intended target or goal	cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument	sell cheaper than one's competition
hit against; come into sudden contact with
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
cause to move by striking
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
reach a destination, either real or abstract
drive something violently into a location
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
cause to experience suddenly
encounter by chance
kill intentionally and with premeditation

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