undercut
Charge less than
Undercut means to weaken or undermine something, often by offering a lower price or by sabotaging from beneath.
A competitor undercuts your prices by selling cheaper; a revelation undercuts your argument by removing its foundation.
As a noun, an undercut is a cut made from below, whether in hairdressing (where hair is trimmed shorter underneath longer layers), in cooking (a tender cut of beef from beneath the sirloin), or in sports like tennis and golf (a stroke that puts backspin on the ball).
Weaken by stealth
- subvertSecretly weaken authority
- weakenReduce in strength
- destabilizeMake unsteady or insecure
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
betray · erode · compromise · thwart · foil · disrupt · discredit · backstab
Cut very close
- napeBack of neck
- sidesLateral edges or teams
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
tapered · buzzed · clipper · temples · shorn · layered · stacked · bob
undermine
Weaken by stealth
- subvertSecretly weaken authority
- weakenReduce in strength
- destabilizeMake unsteady or insecure
sabotage · betray · erode · compromise · thwart · foil · disrupt · discredit · backstab · double-cross
shaved
Cut very close
disconnected · tapered · buzzed · clipper · temples · shorn · layered · stacked · bob · pixie
undersell
Charge below competitors' prices
lowball · compete · cheaper · bargain · wholesale · dumping · squeeze · margin · rival · outbid
hollow
Empty within
overhang · cliff · erosion · cave · alcove · quarry · mining · ledge · gouge · scoop