Quiz definition
To question (someone), especially closely or repeatedly.
verb
To test the knowledge of by posing questions.
Quizzed the class on state capitals.
verb
A questioning or inquiry.
noun
A short oral or written test.
noun
(archaic) To poke fun at; mock.
verb
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To question (someone), especially closely or repeatedly.
verb
A questioning or inquiry.
noun
A short oral or written test.
noun
(archaic) A practical joke.
noun
(obs.) To make fun of.
verb
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To test the knowledge of by posing questions.
Quizzed the class on state capitals.
verb
(archaic) A practical joke.
noun
The definition of a quiz is a questioning or a short test.
An example of a quiz is a series of ten multiple choices questions for students to answer.
noun
A questioning; esp., a short oral or written examination to test knowledge.
noun
(now rare) To look at, often specif., inquisitively, teasingly, etc.
verb
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To test the knowledge of.
To quiz the class.
verb
(archaic) To poke fun at; mock.
verb
To quiz is defined as to test knowledge.
An example of to quiz is to ask students to name all the presidents' last names in order.
verb
An odd or eccentric person.
noun
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A practical joke; hoax.
noun
To ask questions of.
To quiz the suspect.
verb
One who or that which quizzes.
noun
(dated) An odd or absurd person or thing.
noun
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A school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.
noun
(archaic) To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
verb
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Origin of quiz
- Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- The true etymology is unknown.
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