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mining
 
Noun mining has 2 senses
  1. mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
    --1 is a kind of production
    --1 has particulars: placer mining; strip mining, opencast mining
    Derived form: verb mine1
  2. mining, minelaying - laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
    --2 is a kind of defense, defence, defensive measure
    Derived form: verb mine2
Verb mine has 2 senses
  1. mine - get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"
    --1 is one way to     exploit, tap
    Derived forms: noun mine1, noun miner1, noun mining1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. mine - lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
    --2 is one way to     reinforce, reenforce
    Derived forms: noun mine2, noun mining2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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