I. mike 1 /maɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: microphone ]
informal a ↑ microphone
⇨ ↑ open mike
II. mike 2 BrE AmE verb
mike somebody ↔ up phrasal verb informal
to fix a ↑ microphone to someone so that their voice can be recorded or made louder