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Examine vs Squizz - What's the difference?

examine | squizz |

As verbs the difference between examine and squizz

is that examine is to observe or inspect carefully or critically while squizz is to look, to examine.

As a noun squizz is

(uk|australia|new zealand|colloquial) a.

examine

English

Alternative forms

* examin (obsolete)

Verb

(examin)
  • To observe or inspect carefully or critically.
    • He examined the crime scene for clues.
    She examined the hair sample under a microscope.
  • *
    • With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get
  • To check the health or condition of something or someone.
    • The doctor examined the patient.
  • To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.
  • To interrogate.
    • The witness was examined under oath.

    Synonyms

    * (l), (l)

    Derived terms

    * cross-examine, cross examine * examinable * examinee * examiner * examinership * examiningly * re-examine

    Related terms

    * exam * examen * examinant * examinate * examination * examinator * examinatorial

    squizz

    English

    Alternative forms

    * squiz

    Noun

    (es)
  • (UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A .
  • * 2002 , Chris Rowthorn, Alex Landragin, Kate Daly, Victoria , Lonely Planet, page 297,
    • The building itself is worth a squizz ; its modern metal forms and structures evoke maritime themes.
  • * 2009 , William Efford, Picaroon , page 77,
    • “That lot heard about the place and came in here on their way to an Antarctic research station. But mostly, it?s just curious folks that drop by for a squizz —like you, for instance.”
  • * 2012 , Annette Evalyn Swain, Suicide Angels and the Silent Terrorists: A Story About Bullying , iUniverse, page 82,
    • “I'll get you to have a look at the paper work and just have a squizz through some patient?s case notes, so you get an idea of how we document our daily nursing units of care.”
  • * 2012 , , The Bat , page 328,
    • I think it would be a good idea to have a squizz at Toowoomba?s place.

    Verb

  • To look, to examine.
  • * 1885 , Emily Cruwys Sharland, Ways and means in a Devonshire village, a book for mothers? meetings , page 19,
    • “That?s just according to how you bring them up, Jane,” Betsy replied ; “if they?d had porridge from the first, they?d have eaten it fast enough ; and it isn?t good to allow children to be squizzing (looking) into their food and picking it over.”
  • * 1998 , , A Cross of Stars , 2011, unnumbered page,
    • He liked to see them laughing, enjoying themselves, squizzing at the antics of whitefellers in party mood.
  • * 1999 , Lindsay Charman-Love, Top Hat and Taiaha'', ''Huia Short Stories 3 , Huia Publishers, New Zealand, page 44,
    • Others were off at the shops getting ice blocks or squizzing at the boats down at the wharf.
  • * 2010 , Linzy Harris, Perdita , Paragon Publishing, UK, page 79,
    • She presented me with a bag, and when I squizzed inside I saw it contained five boxes of cigarettes.

    References

    * Australian slang dictionary from Koala Net