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Mine
01
a deep hole or large tunnel in the ground where workers dig for salt, gold, coal, etc.
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
mines
Examples
The diamond mine in Africa was known for its rare gemstones.
to mine
01
to extract resources from the earth by digging
Transitive: to mine resources
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
mine
3rd person singular
mines
present participle
mining
past simple
mined
past participle
mined
Examples
Coal miners use equipment to mine coal from underground deposits.
02
to place explosive mines in a location, usually as a military tactic or for defensive purposes
Transitive: to mine a place
Examples
The soldiers were ordered to mine the perimeter of the base to prevent enemy infiltration.
mine
01
used to indicate that something belongs to or is associated with the speaker
Examples
This book is mine.
Lexical Tree
miner
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