mike

M0267650 (mīk) Informal n. A microphone.tr.v. miked, mik·ing, mikes To supply with or transmit through a microphone.

mike

(maɪk) n (Electronics) informal short for microphone

Mike

(maɪk) n (Telecommunications) communications a code word for the letter m

mike

(maɪk)

n., v. miked, mik•ing. n. 1. a microphone. v.t. 2. to supply or amplify with one or more microphones: to mike a singer.

mike

Past participle: miked
Gerund: miking

Imperative
mike
mike

Present
I mike
you mike
he/she/it mikes
we mike
you mike
they mike

Preterite
I miked
you miked
he/she/it miked
we miked
you miked
they miked

Present Continuous
I am miking
you are miking
he/she/it is miking
we are miking
you are miking
they are miking

Present Perfect
I have miked
you have miked
he/she/it has miked
we have miked
you have miked
they have miked

Past Continuous
I was miking
you were miking
he/she/it was miking
we were miking
you were miking
they were miking

Past Perfect
I had miked
you had miked
he/she/it had miked
we had miked
you had miked
they had miked

Future
I will mike
you will mike
he/she/it will mike
we will mike
you will mike
they will mike

Future Perfect
I will have miked
you will have miked
he/she/it will have miked
we will have miked
you will have miked
they will have miked

Future Continuous
I will be miking
you will be miking
he/she/it will be miking
we will be miking
you will be miking
they will be miking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been miking
you have been miking
he/she/it has been miking
we have been miking
you have been miking
they have been miking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been miking
you will have been miking
he/she/it will have been miking
we will have been miking
you will have been miking
they will have been miking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been miking
you had been miking
he/she/it had been miking
we had been miking
you had been miking
they had been miking

Conditional
I would mike
you would mike
he/she/it would mike
we would mike
you would mike
they would mike

Past Conditional
I would have miked
you would have miked
he/she/it would have miked
we would have miked
you would have miked
they would have miked

Thesaurus

Noun

mike - device for converting sound waves into electrical energymicrophonebug - a small hidden microphone; for listening secretlycapacitor microphone, condenser microphone - microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound wavescrystal microphone - a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltagedirectional microphone - a microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular directionelectro-acoustic transducer - a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versaspike mike - a contact microphone for listening through walls

Translations

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microphone

(ˈmaikrəfəun) noun (abbreviation mike (maik) ) an electronic instrument for picking up sound waves to be broadcast, recorded or amplified as in radio, the telephone, a tape-recorder etc. Speak into the microphone. 麦克风，扩音器

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for the love of Mike

A mild oath of shock, exasperation, annoyance, frustration, or anger, with "Mike" being a euphemistic substitution for "God." For the love of Mike, I didn't even see that car coming! Would you let me finish my story, for the love of Mike? Oh for the love of Mike, I just had the car fixed and now you've put a dent in it!See also: love, mike, of

take the mike (out of someone or something)

To tease, mock, or ridicule (someone or something); to joke or kid around (about someone or something). A less common variant of "take the mickey (out of someone)," itself a variant of "take the piss (out of someone)." Primarily heard in UK, Ireland. If you are so serious-minded that you can't take the mike out of yourself every once in a while, you're going to have a hard time enjoying most of life. It really hurt Steph's feelings to know that the group had been taking the mike out of her that whole time. Brian was a bit of a troublesome student and tended to take the mike whenever class began.See also: mike, of, someone, take

for the love of

1. For the sake of, in consideration of. For example, She signed up for all these volunteer jobs for the love of praise. [c. 1200] 2. for the love of Pete or Mike or God . An exclamation of surprise, exasperation, or some similar feeling, as in For the love of Pete, give me the money! James Joyce used this idiom in Ulysses (1922): "For the love of Mike listen to him." Pete and Mike are euphemisms for God. [Early 1900s] Also see for the sake of, def. 3. See also: love, of

for the love of Mike

used to accompany an exasperated request or to express dismay. British informal Mike is perhaps used here as a generic name for an Irishman; compare with mickey in take the mickey out of (at mickey).See also: love, mike, of

For Pete’s sake!

and For pity’s sake! and For the love of Mike! exclam. Good grief! For Pete’s sake! Is that you Charlie? For pity’s sake! Ask the man in out of the cold!

For the love of Mike!

verbSee For Pete’s sake!See also: love, of

for the love of

For the sake of; in consideration for: did it all for the love of praise.See also: love, of

for the love of Mike/Pete/God

An expression of exasperation, surprise, or the like. Pete and Mike both are euphemisms for God, which is considered blasphemous by some. They date from the early 1900s. See also for heaven's/Pete's/pity's sake. James Joyce used one in Ulysses (1922), “For the love of Mike, listen to him.”See also: god, love, mike, of, Pete

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noun device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

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