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| quiz [ kwiz ] |
noun (plural quiz·zes) |
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1. test of knowledge: a test of knowledge in the form of a short or rapid series of questions
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often used after nouns
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2. trick: a hoax, joke, or other trick
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archaic
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transitive verb (past and past participle quizzed, present participle quiz·zing, 3rd person present singular quiz·zes) |
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1. test student or class: to give a short test to a class of pupils or students
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2. interrogate somebody: to subject somebody to sustained close questioning
  She was quizzed about the disappearance of the money.
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3. peer at somebody: to look intently at somebody
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archaic
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| [Late 18th century. Origin ?] |
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| quiz·zer noun |
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