mike
1 of 3noun
ˈmīk 
: microphone
mike
2 of 3verb
miked; miking
transitive verb
: to supply with a microphone
Mike
3 of 3communications code word
ˈmīk
—used as a code word for the letter m
Example Sentences
Noun The announcer was wearing a mike.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2022 Two male sports broadcasters were fired after they were caught on a hot mike body shaming female high school basketball players on a Maine radio station. Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 25 Jan. 2022 The venue’s open-mike event, Grito de Boyle Heights, is hosted by Sammy Quetzalli on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021 In the back, Andy Conrad picked up a mike to challenge the emphasis on extending maximum life span, which is currently around a hundred and fifteen. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 At the mike, Meera Dasgupta—a former New York City Youth Poet Laureate, and the reigning National Youth Poet Laureate—introduced her poem. Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 17 May 2021 Eztli, who has become a talent scout for poets across southeastern Los Angeles, likewise met Torres at an open mike night at Cruzita’s Deli in Huntington Park about four years ago. Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2021 Coyle knit three prototypes, and within a few days the group had named it the Pussyhat, a reference to Trump’s hot-mike moment with Billy Bush. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021 Jump won the ferocious battle, as teammates provided dramatic tableside commentary, using a shampoo bottle as a mike. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2021 See More
Noun
Michaels, who will call his 11th Super Bowl Sunday when NBC broadcasts the game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the LA Rams, has been on the mike for some of the best moments in sports. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2022 Two male sports broadcasters were fired after they were caught on a hot mike body shaming female high school basketball players on a Maine radio station. Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 25 Jan. 2022 The venue’s open-mike event, Grito de Boyle Heights, is hosted by Sammy Quetzalli on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021 In the back, Andy Conrad picked up a mike to challenge the emphasis on extending maximum life span, which is currently around a hundred and fifteen. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 At the mike, Meera Dasgupta—a former New York City Youth Poet Laureate, and the reigning National Youth Poet Laureate—introduced her poem. Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 17 May 2021 Eztli, who has become a talent scout for poets across southeastern Los Angeles, likewise met Torres at an open mike night at Cruzita’s Deli in Huntington Park about four years ago. Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2021 Coyle knit three prototypes, and within a few days the group had named it the Pussyhat, a reference to Trump’s hot-mike moment with Billy Bush. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021 Jump won the ferocious battle, as teammates provided dramatic tableside commentary, using a shampoo bottle as a mike. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2021 See More 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
Phrases Containing mike
Kids Definition
mike
noun
ˈmīk
: microphone
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