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# mike

noun (Mike — a name; a mike, mikes — informal); verb (mike up — informal)

«mike» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Mike is a boy's or man's first name, short for Michael. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mike/#m1)
2. (informal) A mike is a microphone, the device that picks up your voice so it can be made louder or recorded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mike/#m2)
3. (informal) To mike someone up is to fix a small microphone on them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mike/#m3)
4. In the radio alphabet, Mike stands for the letter M. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mike/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school, a mike is used in assemblies, plays and school radio; you speak clearly into the mike. Pilots and police say "Mike" for M when spelling over the radio. Phrases: "speak into the mike", "the mike is on", "open mike night", "mike drop".

### Examples

- Mike is my best friend from football. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mike/#x1)
- Please speak into the mike so the people at the back can hear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mike/#x2)
- The mike squeaked loudly when the head teacher tapped it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mike/#x3)
- The sound team miked up all the actors before the play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mike/#x4)
- My uncle played guitar at an open-mike night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mike/#x5)
- "M for Mike," said the pilot over the radio. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mike/#x6)
- (slang) She finished her speech, dropped the mike and walked off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mike/#x7)

### Note

As a name it takes a capital letter. "Mike" for microphone is also spelled "mic" (pronounced the same). "Mike drop" is slang for ending something boldly after a great point. "For the love of Mike!" is an old exclamation of annoyance.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mike» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mike/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mike» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mike.html) on Mova free.