Quiz /(kwĭz)/
Quiz
n.
- A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
- One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.
- An odd or absurd fellow.
- An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination. [Cant, U.S.]
Quiz
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Quizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Quizzing
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To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room.
- To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
- To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]
Phrases & Compounds
- Quizzing glass
- a small eyeglass.
Quiz
v. i.
- To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]