English noun: countermine | |||
1. | countermine (act) (military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | countermeasure | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
English verb: countermine | |||
1. | countermine (social) destroy property or hinder normal operations | ||
Samples | The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war. | ||
Synonyms | counteract, sabotage, subvert, undermine, weaken | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disobey | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | derail | ||
2. | countermine (competition) destroy enemy mines with one's own mines | ||
Samples | We countermined the banks of the river. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mine | ||