undercut vs notch

notch vs undercut

undercut and notch both are nouns.

undercut and notch both are verbs.

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

As nouns, notch is a hypernym of undercut; that is, notch is a word with a broader meaning than undercut:

undercut: a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall
notch: a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface

Other hypernyms of undercut include forestry.

undercut (noun)	notch (noun)
(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball	a small cut
a cut made underneath to remove material	a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall	the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column	a V-shaped indentation
the material removed by a cut made underneath

undercut (verb)	notch (verb)
strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot	notch a surface to record something
cut away the underpart of	cut or make a notch into
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
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Difference between undercut and notch

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