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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024quiz (kwiz), n., pl. quiz•zes, v., quizzed, quiz•zing. n. [countable] - an informal or short test.
- a questioning.
v. [~ + object] - to test informally by questions:quizzed her students on irregular verb forms.
- to ask questions of (someone) closely:The reporters quizzed the president.
quiz•zer, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quiz (kwiz),USA pronunciation n., pl. quiz•zes, v., quizzed, quiz•zing. n. - an informal test or examination of a student or class.
- a questioning.
- a practical joke;
a hoax. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]an eccentric, often odd-looking person.
v.t. - to examine or test (a student or class) informally by questions.
- to question closely:The police quizzed several suspects.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to make fun of;
ridicule;
mock;
chaff.
- 1775–85 in sense "odd person''; 1840–50 for def. 1; origin, originally uncertain
quiz′zer, n.
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