mike

(mīk) Informal.
n. also mic (mīk)
A microphone.

tr.v., miked, mik·ing, mikes.
To supply with or transmit through a microphone.

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1. mike
   noun
   
   1: A period of idleness or shirking. (1825 —) .
   Times The day of the cheerful veteran forward, gratefully relying upon opportunities for a mild 'mike', may be coming to an end (1958). verb intr.
   
   2: To hang around idly, shirk work. (1859 —) .
   P. Evett [He would] spy on us as we worked, and then...thunder at any one he thought was miking (1974).
   
   [Origin unknown; cf. British dialect mitch verb, to skulk, play truant, apparently from Old French muchier, mucier to hide, lurk.]
2. mike
   noun
   
   to take the mike (out of) = to take the micky (out of) (see at mickey¹ noun). (1935 —) .
   B. Mather Watch it....The Swami don't dig taking the mike out of the gods (1973).
   
3. mike
   noun, spec
   
   A microgram, . of LSD. (1967 —) .
   J. Wood They wanted me to tell where I got the mikes....The acid, see? (1973).
   
   [Abbreviation of microgram.]
4. mike
   noun, US, orig and mainly military
   
   A minute. (1986 —) .
   G. A. Linderer A pair of gunships would be heading out in zero-five mikes (1991).
   
   [From Mike communications code word for M, standing for minute.]

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - mikrofon
v. tr. - udstyre med mikrofon

2.
v. intr. - drive den af
n. - drivert, dovendyr

Nederlands (Dutch)
microfoon, getalm, talmen, met een microfoon uitrusten

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Aut, Radio, TV) microphone
v. tr. - équiper d'un microphone

2.
v. intr. - renâcler (à une besogne), se défiler (devant le travail)
n. - répugnance (à la besogne)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Mikrophon
v. - ein Mikrophon zur Verfügung stellen

2.
v. - (Slang) sich vor der Arbeit drücken
n. - Drückebergerei

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr. - μικρόφωνο
v. - (Βρετ., καθομ.) ρεμπελεύω, λουφάρω
n. - μικρόφωνο, λούφα

Italiano (Italian)
amplificare, misurare con micrometro, microfono

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - Michael, microfone
v. - vadiar
n. - microfone (m)

Русский (Russian)
микрофон, автопилот, лодырничать

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - micrófono
v. tr. - alcanzar o proveer un micrófono

2.
v. intr. - no hacer nada, gandulear, persona que no hace nada, evadir el trabajo
n. - no hacer nada, gandulear, persona que no hace nada, ganduleo, haraganeo

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - Michael
v. - slå dank
n. - mick (mikrofon), irländare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
麦克风, 微克, 用扩音器传送, 在...装窃听器, 用窃听器窃听

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 麥克風, 微克
v. tr. - 用擴音器傳送, 在...裝竊聽器, 用竊聽器竊聽

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 확성기
v. tr. - 확성기를 공급하다

2.
v. intr. - 게으르게 행동하다
n. - 빈둥거림

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - マイク

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(اختصار) ميكروفون, مذياع (فعل) يتكسل (الاسم) مجهر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מיקרופון‬
v. tr. - ‮צייד במיקרופון‬
v. intr. - ‮השתמט מהעבודה‬
n. - ‮השתמטות מהעבודה‬

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