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Run of the mine

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ordinarynounA person with authority; authority, ordinance.
run-of-the-mill(figurative) Ordinary; not special.
unexceptionalNot exceptional.
copper minenouna mine where copper is dug from the ground
run throughverb(transitive, idiomatic) To summarise briefly.
coal minenounA mine from which coal (such as lignite or anthracite) is mined.
coalminenounAlternative form of coal mine. [A mine from which coal (such as lignite or anthracite) is mined.]
runagatenounA fugitive; a runaway.
strip minenounA mine where the material above the ore is removed (stripped) to expose it for removal and use.
run acrossverb(idiomatic) To find or discover by chance; to come across.
salt minenounAny mine used for the extraction of salt.
run onverb(idiomatic) To continue without interruption
run withverb(informal, idiomatic) To follow something through to completion or realization.
mineshaftnounA vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.
run inverb(transitive, informal, chiefly passive voice) To arrest; (especially) to track down and arrest.
run downverb(transitive, intransitive) To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
gold minernounAlternative form of goldminer. [Somebody who mines for gold.]
run intoverb(intransitive but with prepositional object, by extension) To unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively).
strip miningnounA mining technique wherein the material above the ore is removed (stripped) to expose it for removal and use; operation of a strip mine.
runoutnoun(cricket) The method of getting out (dismissed from play) in which a batsman, in making a run, has not reached the popping crease when a fielder breaks his wicket with the ball.

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