mike
1[ mahyk ]
/ maɪk /
||
noun
Also mic. Informal. microphone.
verb (used with object), miked, mik·ing.
Informal. to supply or amplify with one or more microphones; attach a microphone to: to mike a singer.
verb (used without object), miked, mik·ing.
Informal. to use or position a microphone: to mike properly when recording a singer.
Idioms
drop the mike, Informal. mic(def 2).
Origin of mike
1First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening and respelling
Definition for mike (2 of 8)
mike
2[ mahyk ]
/ maɪk /
noun
a forklike support for a light cannon on a sailing ship.
Origin of mike
21300–50; Middle English; perhaps < Middle Dutch micke forked instrument
Definition for mike (3 of 8)
mike
3[ mahyk ]
/ maɪk /
noun
loafing; idling.
verb (used without object), miked, mik·ing.
to loaf.
Origin of mike
3First recorded in 1815–25; origin uncertain
Definition for mike (4 of 8)
mike
4[ mahyk ]
/ maɪk /
noun
verb (used with object), miked, mik·ing.
to measure with a micrometer.
Origin of mike
4by shortening and respelling of micrometer1
Definition for mike (5 of 8)
Mike
[ mahyk ]
/ maɪk /
noun
a male given name, form of Michael.
(lowercase) a word used in communications to represent the letter M.
Definition for mike (6 of 8)
Mansfield
[ manz-feeld ]
/ ˈmænzˌfild /
noun
Definition for mike (7 of 8)
Schmidt
[ shmit ]
/ ʃmɪt /
noun
Hel·mut (Hein·rich Wal·de·mar) [hel-moo t hahyn-rik vahl-duh-mahr; German hel-moot hahyn-rikh vahl-duh-mahr] /ˈhɛl mʊt ˈhaɪn rɪk ˈvɑl dəˌmɑr; German ˈhɛl mut ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɑl dəˌmɑr/, born 1918, West German political leader: chancellor 1974–82.
Michael JackMike, born 1949, U.S. baseball player.
Definition for mike (8 of 8)
Tyson
[ tahy-suh n ]
/ ˈtaɪ sən /
noun
Michael GeraldMikeIron Mike, born 1966, U.S. boxer.
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Mike
/ (maɪk) /
noun
communications a code word for the letter m
British Dictionary definitions for mike (3 of 6)
Mansfield
1/ (ˈmænsˌfiːld) /
noun
a town in central England, in W Nottinghamshire: former coal-mining and cotton-textiles industries. Pop: 69 987 (2001)
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Mansfield
2/ (ˈmænsˌfiːld) /
noun
Katherine, real name Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp. 1888–1923, British writer, born in New Zealand, noted for her short stories, such as those in Bliss (1920) and The Garden Party (1922)
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Schmidt
/ (ʃmɪt) /
noun
Helmut (Heinrich Waldemar) (ˈhɛlmuːt). born 1918, German Social Democrat statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1974–82)
British Dictionary definitions for mike (6 of 6)
Tyson
/ (ˈtaɪsən) /
noun
Mike. born 1966, US boxer. World heavyweight champion (1986–90, and 1996): jailed for rape (1992–95) and assault (1999); banned from professional boxing (1997–98) after biting off part of his opponent's ear
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Word Origin and History for mike
Schmidt
type of astronomical telescope lens used for photography, 1939, from Estonian-born German optician Bernhard Voldemar Schmidt (1879-1935), who invented it.
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