nnoun.actthe act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earthSynset:excavation
Derivationally Related Form:mineexcavate
Hypernyms:production
Inherited Hypernyms:miningproductionindustrycommercial enterprisecommercetransactiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:miningproductionindustrycommercial enterprisecommercetransactiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:opencast miningplacer miningstrip mining
Full Hyponyms:placer miningstrip mining
nnoun.actlaying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipmentSynset:minelaying
Derivationally Related Form:mine
Hypernyms:defence defense defensive measure
Inherited Hypernyms:miningdefensemilitary actiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:miningdefensemilitary actiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.consumptionget from the earth by excavationTopic:excavationmining
Derivationally Related Form:miningmineminer
Hypernyms:exploit tap
Inherited Hypernyms:mineexploituse
Direct Hyponyms:strip minesurface-minesurface mine
Entailment:cut into delve dig turn over
Full Troponyms:strip mine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.competitionlay minesExamples:- The Vietnamese mined Cambodia
Derivationally Related Form:minemining
Hypernyms:reenforce reinforce
Inherited Hypernyms:minereinforcestrengthenchange
Direct Hyponyms:countermine
Full Troponyms:countermine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something