Definition of "mic"

Picture a mic, the stage is emptyA beat like this might tempt meTo pose, show my rings and my fat gold chainGrab the mic like I'm on Soul Train

1987, Eric B. & Rakim, I Know You Got Soul

At 11:00 am, Doug mics up with me on the radio, and I advise him to go back to camp to get a quad, that we have a monster down.

2002, Darren Brown with Jackie Bushman, Hunting Trophy Whitetails, page 167

Imagine playing a venue the size of an aircraft hangar without your tiny amps miced up through the PA!

2003, Sleazegrinder, Gigs from Hell: True Tales of Rock and Roll Gone Wrong, page 104

This lacks the gut-punch of miced-up bass but hopefully the player can rise to the challenge and give his or her take extra energy to make up for it.

2006, Sarah Davis with Dave Laing, The guerilla guide to the music business, page 164

Dynamics are used extensively for vocals, drums, and 'micing up' amplifiers such as guitar amps but they can be used for almost any application.

2007, Trev Wilkins, Access all areas: a real world guide to gigging and touring, page 101

but it is extremely useful in applications such as vocals, drums, and the micing-up of guitar amplifiers.

2009, Francis Rumsey with Tim McCormick, Sound and Recording, page 51