I. ˈmīk noun
( -s )
Etymology: origin unknown
slang Britain : an act or instance of miking — used especially in the phrases do a mike and have a mike
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
slang Britain : loaf , loiter
III.
variant of mick
IV. ˈmīk noun
( -s )
Etymology: by shortening & alteration
1. : microphone
2. : micrometer caliper
V. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
intransitive verb
: to have a dimension indicated by a micrometer caliper
the diameter mikes at 0.534 inch
transitive verb
: to measure with a micrometer caliper
VI.
Usage: usually capitalized
— a communications code word for the letter m
VII. transitive verb
: to supply with a microphone
mike a singer