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COUNTERMINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("countermine" is a kind of...):

countermeasure (an action taken to offset another action)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Derivation:

countermine (destroy enemy mines with one's own mines)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Destroy enemy mines with one's own mines

Example:

We countermined the banks of the river

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "countermine" is one way to...):

mine (lay mines)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

countermine ((military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Destroy property or hinder normal operations

Example:

The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war

Synonyms:

counteract; countermine; sabotage; subvert; undermine; weaken

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "countermine" is one way to...):

disobey (refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "countermine"):

derail (cause to run off the tracks)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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