MINE

Definitions

1. 1. To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise.
2. 2. To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony.