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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an examination consisting of a few short questions;


VERB (1)

1. examine someone's knowledge of something;
- Example: "The teacher tests us every week"
- Example: "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
[syn: quiz, test]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quiz \Quiz\ (kw[i^]z), n. [It is said that Daly, the manager of a Dublin playhouse, laid a wager that a new word of no meaning should be the common talk and puzzle of the city in twenty-four hours. In consequence of this the letters q u i z were chalked by him on all the walls of Dublin, with an effect that won the wager. Perhaps, however, originally a variant of whiz, and formerly the name of a popular game.] 1. A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax. [1913 Webster] 2. One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz. [1913 Webster] 3. An odd or absurd fellow. --Smart. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 4. An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination. [Cant, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quiz \Quiz\ (kw[i^]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quizzed (kw[i^]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Quizzing (kw[i^]z"z[i^]ng).] 1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions. [1913 Webster] He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly. [1913 Webster] 3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] Quizzing glass, a small eyeglass. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quiz \Quiz\ (kw[i^]z), v. i. To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

quiz n 1: an examination consisting of a few short questions v 1: examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" [syn: quiz, test]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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