to mike
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5.1
- verb
- /maɪk/
- Informal
:
poner un micrófono a
- The sound engineer carefully miked the instruments to ensure high-quality audio for the recording.
- miked players
- closely miked
- get miked
Sock, if you could hear this, you are miked.
- Sock, if you could hear this, you are miked.
- Yeah, you can have a with a great rig and everything and everything miked up some special way this and that.
Examples
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We miked it, put it on the marching field—I had no idea what I was doing; I think I had a student play it with xylophone mallets—and the crowd went crazy!
Academic text (2008) -
The musicals were originals, not revivals, and the singers didn't need to be miked.
Fiction book (1999) -
We'll mike it right into the P.A.
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If they hear you, it's because I'm miking you.
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We hadn't miked her up yet.
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You are miked up.
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DIRECTOR (warning): You're not going to be miked.
Fiction book (2000) -
One camera sounded much better when very close-miked, while another sounded much too harsh when miked like this and needed more space and air around it.
Blog text (18) -
But since John wasn't miked up, KLG gamely sat on his lap and invited him to use her as an amplification device.
Blog text (20) -
They were ensconced on the peach brocade couches of our living room set, getting miked by the floor crew.
Fiction book (1995)
Idioms
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9.9
Words people say when they are very annoyed or want something done quickly
Compounds
- Specialized
A microphone with a thin metal plate that moves with sound to record clear audio
- Informal
A microphone that picks up sound mainly from the front and sides, reducing background noise
- Specialized
A microphone that picks up sound when it touches an object like a guitar or window
- Informal
A microphone that mostly picks up sound from one direction to reduce background noise
- Specialized
A long, narrow microphone that records sound clearly from one direction
- Specialized
A small pointed microphone that you press against a wall to hear sounds in the next room
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mike as a verb comes from the noun mike and simply means to put or use a mike on someone or something so the sound can be heard or recorded. That's why to mike a speaker is to give them a microphone.