Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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strike down | No | No | Yes | No |
undercut | Yes | No | Yes | No |
strike down (noun) | undercut (noun) |
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(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball | |
a cut made underneath to remove material | |
a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall | |
the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column | |
the material removed by a cut made underneath |
strike down (verb) | undercut (verb) |
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cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow | strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot |
cause to die, especially suddenly | cut away the underpart of |
declare null and void; make ineffective | 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 |