Definition of "mime"

mime

/maɪm/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural mimes
1. A form of acting without words; pantomime.
  Quotations
  [Silence] demands returning to the self, to innocence and a a portrayal of situations as if all the particulars were completely unknown to the viewer. There are no props but the muscular versatility of the human form. Mime is the one thing that truly proves we can be all things.
  1977 April 23, Arlene Silva, “Suzanne Fox's Silent Stories”, in Gay Community News, page 10
2. A pantomime actor.
3. A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.
4. A performer of such a farce.
5. A person who mimics others in a comical manner.
6. Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other species in appearance.
7. A unit of imitation in the theory of symbiosism.
verb
third-person singular simple present mimes, present participle miming, simple past and past participle mimed
1. To mimic.
2. (intransitive) To act without words.
3. To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.