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Definition: Meaning of, mine in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / mʌɪn /

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mine
[possessive form of 'I']
  1. used by the person speaking or writing to refer to something that belongs to or is connected with himself or herself
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mine mines
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  1. a deep hole or holes in the ground that people dig so that they can remove coal, gold, TIN etc
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  2. a type of bomb that is hidden just below the ground or under water and that explodes when it is touched
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  3. a mine of information (about/on something) someone or something that can give you a lot of information about a particular subject and that is therefore very useful or helpful
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
mine mined mined
Present Participle Third Person Singular
mining mines
  1. [intransitive,transitive usually passive] to dig large holes in the ground in order to remove coal, gold etc
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  2. [transitive usually passive] to hide bombs in the sea or under the ground
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mine used in phrases

  • United Mine Workers (noun)
    1. an industrial union of mine workers in North America
  • United Mine Workers of America (noun)
    1. an industrial union of mine workers in North America
  • claymore mine (noun)
    1. an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy
  • coal mine (noun)
    1. a place from which coal is dug out of the ground
  • copper mine (noun)
    1. a mine where copper is dug from the ground
  • floating mine (noun)
    1. an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it
  • ground-emplaced mine (noun)
    1. an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
  • land mine (noun)
    1. an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
  • limpet mine (noun)
    1. a mine that attaches to a ship's hull and explodes after a given time
  • magnetic mine (noun)
    1. as the steel hull of a ship nautical a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material
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