Of me; me; the original genitive (objective) of I. It was formerly used with some verbs where later usage requires me.
Of me; belonging to me.
Belonging to me: merely possessive, and construed as an adjective, preceding its noun, which may, however, be omitted.
Like the other possessives in the independent form, mine preceded by of constitutes a double genitive of the possessor in the first person and any word understood denoting appurtenance or possession: as, a horse of mine (belonging to me); it is no fault of mine.
By ellipsis, the possessive mine is used (like other possessives)— To avoid repetition of the name of the thing possessed: as, your hand is stronger than mine (my hand).
To express generally ‘that which belongs to me,’ ‘my possession, property, or appurtenance.’
Same as mind.
To dig a mine or pit in the earth, in order to obtain minerals or to make a blast for explosion, as in a military mine; work in a mine.
To burrow; form a lodgment by burrowing: as, the sand-martin mines to make a nest.
Figuratively, to work in secret; work by secret or insidious means.
To make by digging or burrowing.
To dig away or otherwise remove the foundation from; undermine; sap: as, to mine the walls of a fort.
To dig mines under, for the reception of explosives, as in mining or engineering works, and in military and naval operations.
Figuratively, to ruin or destroy by slow or secret methods.
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Specifically, in Scotch mining: The underground works of a colliery or metalliferous working.
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A drift or roadway from the surface, either level or on the slope of the seam.
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A mine passage in rock: usually qualified, as stone-mine, cross-cut mine, etc.
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An excavation in the earth made for the purpose of getting metals, ores, or coal.
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Milit.: A subterraneous gallery or passage dug under the wall or rampart of a fortification, for the lodgment of a quantity of powder or other explosive to be used in blowing up the works.
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Such an excavation when charged with an explosive, or the charge of explosive used in such a mine, or sunk under water in operations of naval defense to serve a similar purpose to mines on land.
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Figuratively, an abounding source or store of anything.
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An excavation made by an insect, as a leaf-miner
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A mineral.
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Ore.