Undercut vs Underpin - What's the difference?
undercut | underpin |
A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.
The notch cut in a tree to direct its fall when being felled.
The underside of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.
A hairstyle that is shaved or clipped short on the sides and kept long on the top.
To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
To create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath.
To undermine.
* July 18 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/]
To support from below with props or masonry.
(figuratively) To give support to; to corroborate.
As verbs the difference between undercut and underpin
is that undercut is to sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor while underpin is to support from below with props or masonry.As a noun undercut
is a cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.undercut
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Noun
(en noun)Verb
- 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.
underpin
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Verb
(underpinn)- You should underpin the mine roof to prevent further collapse.
- Public confidence in politicians must underpin our democracy.