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Meaning of baffle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  baffle
      n 1: a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or
           energy [syn: {baffle}, {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}, {baffle}, {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},
         {baffle}, {bilk}]
      3: check the emission of (sound) [syn: {baffle}, {regulate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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