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baffles definition

baffles


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  baffle 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  baffle 
 
  Sense  1 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  stump,  mix  up 
  =>  stagger 
  =>  riddle 
  =>  elude,  escape 
 
  Sense  2 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  dash 
  =>  short-circuit 
  =>  ruin 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  baffle 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  baffle 
 
  Sense  1 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  stump,  mix  up 
  =>  stagger 
  =>  riddle 
  =>  elude,  escape 
  =>  defy,  resist,  refuse 
  =>  beggar 
 
  Sense  2 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  dash 
  =>  short-circuit 
  =>  ruin 
  =>  undo 
  =>  break 
  =>  shipwreck 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  baffle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  baffle 
 
  3  senses  of  baffle 
 
  Sense  1 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate 
 
  Sense  2 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
 
  Sense  3 
  baffle,  regulate 
  =>  restrict,  restrain,  trammel,  limit,  bound,  confine,  throttle 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  baffle 
 
  baffle  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  baffle 
 
  Sense  1 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate 
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  Sense  2 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  baffle,  regulate 
  =>  restrict,  restrain,  trammel,  limit,  bound,  confine,  throttle 
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  Grep  of  noun  baffle 
  baffle 
  baffle  board 
  baffled 
  bafflement 
 
  Overview  of  noun  baffle 
 
  The  noun  baffle  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  baffle,  baffle  board  --  (a  flat  plate  that  controls  or  directs  the  flow  of  fluid  or  energy) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  baffle 
 
  The  verb  baffle  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound  --  (be  a  mystery  or  bewildering  to:  "This  beats  me!"  "Got  me--I  don't  know  the  answer!") 
  2.  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of  "What  ultimately  frustrated  every  challenger  was  Ruth's  amazing  September  surge";  "foil  your  opponent") 
  3.  baffle,  regulate  --  (check  the  emission  of  (sound)) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  baffle 
 
  The  noun  baffle  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  baffle,  baffle  board  --  (a  flat  plate  that  controls  or  directs  the  flow  of  fluid  or  energy) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  baffle 
 
  The  verb  baffle  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound  --  (be  a  mystery  or  bewildering  to:  "This  beats  me!"  "Got  me--I  don't  know  the  answer!") 
  2.  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of  "What  ultimately  frustrated  every  challenger  was  Ruth's  amazing  September  surge";  "foil  your  opponent") 
  3.  baffle,  regulate  --  (check  the  emission  of  (sound)) 



baffles definition