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.
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Idioms for mike
drop the mike, Informal. mic(def 2).
Origin of mike
1First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening and respelling
Words nearby mike
Definition for miking (2 of 3)
mike3
[ 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 miking (3 of 3)
mike4
[ mahyk ]
/ maɪk /
noun
verb (used with object), miked, mik·ing.
to measure with a micrometer.
Origin of mike
4by shortening and respelling of micrometer1
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Example sentences from the Web for miking
What are they miking all that row about—are they supposed to be torking, or what?
British Dictionary definitions for miking (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for miking (2 of 2)
Mike
/ (maɪk) /
noun
communications a code word for the letter m
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