Definitions

1. noun

A missing word or phrase in a sentence or text, used as a test or exercise to fill in the missing word

“The teacher gave her students a cloze test to check their reading comprehension.”

2. verb

To remove or leave out words or phrases from a sentence or text

“The editor clozed the sentence to make it shorter and more concise.”

3. verb

To fill in or insert words or phrases into a sentence or text, as in a cloze test

“The teacher asked students to cloze the sentence by filling in the missing word.”