Main Entry:

⁴mine

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

mined; min·ing

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1 a: to dig under to gain access or cause the collapse of (an enemy position) b: undermine2 a: to get (as ore) from the earth b: to extract from a source <information mined from the files>3: to burrow beneath the surface of <larva that mines leaves>4: to place military mines in, on, or under <mine a harbor>5 a: to dig into for ore or metal b: to process for obtaining a natural constituent <mine the air for nitrogen> c: to seek valuable material inintransitive verb: to dig a mine

— min·er noun