Mike

Quick meaning: Mike is a noun meaning (informal) A microphone.

Meaning

(informal) A microphone.

More Meanings

1. To microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on.
2. To measure using a micrometer.
3. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Mike from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
4. (military, slang) A minute.
5. (slang) Clipping of microgram.

Example Sentences

We'll be there in one zero mikes [i.e. ten minutes].

1970, Theodore Sturgeon and Edward H. Waldo, "The Pod in the Barrier", in A Touch of Strange, Ayer Publishing, →ISBN, page 28, "Then I say to the recording, for the record," I barked, right into the mike, […]

1983, Tom S. Wilson, How to Rebuild Your Big-block Chevy, HPBooks, →ISBN, page 98, Measure Valve-Stem Diameter—To be positive about it you’ll have to mike the valve stem with a 1-in. micrometer as explained on pages 100 and 101.

2006, Glenn Haertlein, Project Vectus, Lulu, →ISBN, page 108, “Zeb, is everything go on the AV equipment?” I heard Jim ask. ¶ “Yep,” Zeb replied. “I just need to mike him up.” […] “All set,” he said once he clipped the wireless microphone to my shirtfront.

Word Forms

• mikes
• miking
• miked

Synonyms for mike

Depending on context, synonyms include microphone.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include microphone, mic, minute, sky, wire, mark.

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