QUIZ

n. v.

8 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.

2.
n.

One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.

3.
n.

An odd or absurd fellow. Smart. Thackeray.

4.
n.

An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination. [Cant, U.S.]

5.
v.

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. Thackeray.

6.
v.

To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.

7.
v.

To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.] Quizzing glass, a small eyeglass.

8.
v.

To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]

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