How to pronounce“baffle”in English
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Definitions of “baffle”
To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
“I am baffled by the contradictions and omissions in the instructions.”
To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil.
“And ſhould the Parlament, endu'd vvith Legiſlative povver, make our Lavvs, and be after to diſpute them peice-meale vvith the reaſon, conſcience, humour, paſſion, fanſie, folly, obſtinacy, or other ends of one man, vvhoſe ſole vvord and vvill ſhall baffle and unmake vvhat all the vviſdom of a Parlement hath bin deliberatly framing, vvhat a ridiculous and contemptible thing a Parlament vvould ſoon be, […]”
A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether.
“Tanker trucks use baffles to keep the liquids inside from sloshing around.”
A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine.