mike

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noun

mike

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verb

miked; miking

transitive verb

: to supply with a microphone

Mike

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communications code word

used as a code word for the letter m

Examples of mike in a Sentence

Noun The announcer was wearing a mike.
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Noun
Lapel mikes were fastened to MetroCards, which the talkers held in front of their faces. Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024 The only time the two really rode roughshod over the mikes was in an extended dispute toward the end of the debate over their golf handicaps. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
Verb
On TikTok, there are the dentist heads — smaller, miked up, parked on the bottom-left or -right corner of the screen — and then there are the mouths. Emma Alpern, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024 Recording began as soon as Biden was miked and sitting in the chair that Friday at 2:50 p.m. Earlier that day, Biden’s press staff had said the president would have only 10 minutes for the interview, instead of the previously agreed upon 20 minutes. ProPublica, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for mike 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

Noun

1924, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1939, in the meaning defined above

Communications Code Word

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mike was in 1924

Dictionary Entries Near mike

Cite this Entry

“Mike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mike. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

mike

noun
ˈmīk
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