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undercut
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noun
  1. A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.
  2. The notch cut in a tree to direct its fall when being felled.
verb (undercuts, undercutting, undercut, undercut)
  1. To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
  2. To create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath.
Union Jack
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noun
upside
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noun
  1. the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
  2. a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
  3. an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc
urchin
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noun
  1. A mischievous child.
  2. street kid, a child from from a poor neighborhood.
  3. (archaic) A hedgehog.
usher
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noun
  1. A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
  2. A male escort at a wedding.
  3. A doorkeeper in a courtroom.
verb (ushers, ushering, ushered)
  1. To act as an usher.
  2. To escort (someone.)
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