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English noun: mine | |||
| 1. | mine (artifact) excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excavation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coal mine, coalpit, copper mine, gold mine, goldmine, salt mine, silver mine, strip mine, sulfur mine, sulphur mine | ||
| Part holonym | adit, mineshaft, shaft | ||
| Part meronym | colliery, pit | ||
| 2. | mine (artifact) explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | explosive device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | booby trap, floating mine, ground-emplaced mine, land mine, marine mine | ||
English verb: mine | |||
| 1. | mine (consumption) get from the earth by excavation | ||
| Samples | Mine ores and metals. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exploit, tap | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine | ||
| Entail | cut into, delve, dig, turn over | ||
| Domain category | excavation, mining | ||
| 2. | mine (competition) lay mines | ||
| Samples | The Vietnamese mined Cambodia. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reenforce, reinforce | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | countermine | ||
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