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Baffle

ˈbafl

Baffle definitions

verb

Inflections:

baffle baffled baffles baffling

totally bewilder or perplex

"an unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone"

Synonyms:
perplex puzzle bewilder mystify bemuse confuse confound nonplus disconcert throw set someone thinking
restrain or regulate (a fluid, sound, etc.)

"to baffle the noise further, I pad the gunwales"

Synonyms:
thwart frustrate foil balk check block hinder obstruct bar prevent deflect divert

noun

Inflections:

baffle baffles

a device used to restrain the flow of a fluid, gas, etc. or to prevent the spreading of sound or light in a particular direction

"you can cut out glare from a strip light by concealing it behind a baffle"