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Noun mime has 2 senses
- mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist - an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
--1 is a kind of actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player
--1 has particulars: Marceau, Marcel Marceau
- mime, pantomime, dumb show - a performance using gestures and body movements without words
--2 is a kind of acting, playing, playacting, performing
--2 has particulars: panto
Verb mime has 2 senses
- mimic, mime - imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"
--1 is one way to imitate, copy, simulate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- mime, pantomime - act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple"
--2 is one way to act, play, roleplay, playact
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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