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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Baffle \Baf"fle\ (b[a^]f"f'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baffled
     (-f'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Baffling (-fl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
     Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch
     tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b[=a]gr uneasy, poor, or
     b[=a]gr, n., struggle, b[ae]gja to push, treat harshly, OF.
     beffler, beffer, to mock, deceive, dial. G. b["a]ppe mouth,
     beffen to bark, chide.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a
        recreant knight. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He by the heels him hung upon a tree,
              And baffled so, that all which passed by
              The picture of his punishment might see. --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim.
                                                    --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or
        defeat; to thwart. ``A baffled purpose.'' --De Quincey.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A suitable scripture ready to repel and baffle them
              all.                                  --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Calculations so difficult as to have baffled, until
              within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened
              nations.                              --Prescott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The mere intricacy of a question should not baffle
              us.                                   --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Baffling wind (Naut.), one that frequently shifts from one
        point to another.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To balk; thwart; foil; frustrate; defeat.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Baffle \Baf"fle\, v. i.
     1. To practice deceit. [Obs.] --Barrow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To struggle against in vain; as, a ship baffles with the
        winds. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Baffle \Baf"fle\, n.
     1. A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture.
        [R.] ``A baffle to philosophy.'' --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Engin.)
        (a) A deflector, as a plate or wall, so arranged across a
            furnace or boiler flue as to mingle the hot gases and
            deflect them against the substance to be heated.
        (b) A grating or plate across a channel or pipe conveying
            water, gas, or the like, by which the flow is rendered
            more uniform in different parts of the cross section
            of the stream; -- used in measuring the rate of flow,
            as by means of a weir.
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. (Coal Mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of
        a winding engine. [Local, U. S.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Baffle \Baf"fle\, n.
     1. (Engin.)
        (a) A deflector, as a plate or wall, so arranged across a
            furnace or boiler flue as to mingle the hot gases and
            deflect them against the substance to be heated.
        (b) A grating or plate across a channel or pipe conveying
            water, gas, or the like, by which the flow is rendered
            more uniform in different parts of the cross section
            of the stream; -- used in measuring the rate of flow,
            as by means of a weir.
  
     2. (Coal Mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of
        a winding engine. [Local, U. S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Baffle \Baf"fle\ (b[a^]f"f'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baffled
     (-f'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Baffling (-fl[i^]ng).] [Cf.
     Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch
     tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b[=a]gr uneasy, poor, or
     b[=a]gr, n., struggle, b[ae]gja to push, treat harshly, OF.
     beffler, beffer, to mock, deceive, dial. G. b["a]ppe mouth,
     beffen to bark, chide.]
     1. To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a
        recreant knight. [Obs.]
  
              He by the heels him hung upon a tree, And baffled
              so, that all which passed by The picture of his
              punishment might see.                 --Spenser.
  
     2. To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil.
  
              The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim.
                                                    --Cowper.
  
     3. To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or
        defeat; to thwart. ``A baffled purpose.'' --De Quincey.
  
              A suitable scripture ready to repel and baffle them
              all.                                  --South.
  
              Calculations so difficult as to have baffled, until
              within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened
              nations.                              --Prescott.
  
              The mere intricacy of a question should not baffle
              us.                                   --Locke.
  
     Baffling wind (Naut.), one that frequently shifts from one
        point to another.
  
     Syn: To balk; thwart; foil; frustrate; defeat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Baffle \Baf"fle\, v. i.
     1. To practice deceit. [Obs.] --Barrow.
  
     2. To struggle against in vain; as, a ship baffles with the
        winds. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Baffle \Baf"fle\, n.
     A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture. [R.]
     ``A baffle to philosophy.'' --South.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  baffle
       n : a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or
           energy [syn: baffle board]
       v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
            don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This
            question really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick,
             get, puzzle, mystify, beat, pose, bewilder,
             flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound]
       2: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What
          ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing
          September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: thwart, queer,
           spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, bilk]
       3: check the emission of (sound) [syn: regulate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  baffle
     Γαλλικά n.
     το ηχείο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  baffle
     n.
     1 A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light,
  or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an
  open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without
  preventing motion altogether.
     2 An architectural feature designed to confuse enemies or make them
  vulnerable.
     3 (lb en US dialect coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle
  valve of a winding engine.
     vb.
     1 To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex. (from 17th c.)
     2 (lb en intransitive) To struggle in vain. (from 19th c.)
     3 (lb en now rare) To foil; to thwart. (from 17th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  baffle
     n.
     1 A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light,
  or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an
  open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without
  preventing motion altogether.
     2 An architectural feature designed to confuse enemies or make them
  vulnerable.
     3 (lb en US dialect coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle
  valve of a winding engine.
     vb.
     1 To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex. (from 17th c.)
     2 (lb en intransitive) To struggle in vain. (from 19th c.)
     3 (lb en now rare) To foil; to thwart. (from 17th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  baffle
     n.
     1 A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light,
  or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an
  open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without
  preventing motion altogether.
     2 An architectural feature designed to confuse enemies or make them
  vulnerable.
     3 (lb en US dialect coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle
  valve of a winding engine.
     vb.
     1 To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex. (from 17th c.)
     2 (lb en intransitive) To struggle in vain. (from 19th c.)
     3 (lb en now rare) To foil; to thwart. (from 17th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  baffle
     n.
     1 A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light,
  or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an
  open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without
  preventing motion altogether.
     2 An architectural feature designed to confuse enemies or make them
  vulnerable.
     3 (lb en US dialect coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle
  valve of a winding engine.
     vb.
     1 To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex. (from 17th c.)
     2 (lb en intransitive) To struggle in vain. (from 19th c.)
     3 (lb en now rare) To foil; to thwart. (from 17th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  baffle
     Ranska n.
     kaiutin, kovaääninen, ämyri

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  baffle
     Engelska n.
     baffel
     Engelska vb.
     gäcka

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Baffle /bˈafəl/
  الحاجز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  baffle //ˈbæfl̩// 
  отразителна преграда
  regulating device

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  baffle //ˈbæfl̩// 
  обърквам, разстройвам
  to totally bewilder; confuse or perplex

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  baffle /bˈafəl/ 
  znemožnit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  baffle /bˈafəl/ 
  mást

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  baffle /bˈafəl/
   [eko] norná stěna