a microphone
transitive verb
miked, mik′ing- to record, amplify, etc. by means of a microphone
- to attach a microphone to (a person) or set up a microphone in (a room, etc.)
mike
mikeSlang a microgram, as of LSD
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mike
Informal
noun
A microphone.
transitive verb
miked, mik·ing, mikesTo supply with or transmit through a microphone.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present mikes, present participle miking, simple past and past participle miked)
- To microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on.
- To measure using a micrometer.
Usage notes
- This term is often found in the synonymous phrasal verb mike up, as in the 2006 quotation above.
Proper noun
(countable and uncountable; plural Mikes)
- (countable) A diminutive of the male given name Michael.
- (countable) A diminutive of the female given name Michaela.
- (uncountable) The letter M in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
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mike - Computer Definition
See Xeon Phi and microphone.
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