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mike up

mike up verb: to fit a microphone and transmitter to (a person). Usually for television performers, or for police informers.

Verb

mike up (third-person singular simple present mikes up, present participle miked up, simple past and past participle miked up)

  1. (informal, transitive) To fit a microphone and transmitter to (a person). Usually for television performers, or for police informers.
    • You will have to be miked up at least ten minutes before we go on air.

Forms of mike up

third-person singular presentmikes up
present participlemiked up
past participlemiked up
pastmiked up
alternative formmic up

Questions about mike up

What does mike up mean?
Mike up means to fit a microphone and transmitter to (a person). Usually for television performers, or for police informers.
What part of speech is mike up?
Mike up is a verb.
What is the past tense of mike up?
The past tense of mike up is miked up.

Words near mike up in the dictionary

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  3. mike sock
  4. mike socks
  5. mike stew
  6. mike up
  7. Mike's Mess
  8. mike-mike
  9. miked
  10. miked up
  11. Mikel

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