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English noun: baffle | |||
| 1. | baffle (artifact) a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy | ||
| Synonyms | baffle board | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | diffuser, diffusor | ||
English verb: baffle | |||
| 1. | baffle (cognition) be a mystery or bewildering to | ||
| Samples | This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. A vexing problem. This question really stuck me. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will baffle him, The good news will baffle her, The performance is likely to baffle Sue | ||
| Synonyms | amaze, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | elude, escape, mix up, riddle, stump | ||
| 2. | baffle (social) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | ||
| Samples | What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge. Foil your opponent. | ||
| Synonyms | bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dash, disappoint, let down, ruin, short-circuit | ||
| 3. | baffle (change) check the emission of (sound) | ||
| Synonyms | regulate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | ||
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