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baffle
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, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -- (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")
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))
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun baffle
1 sense of baffle
Sense 1
baffle, baffle board
=> plate
=> sheet, flat solid
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun baffle
1 sense of baffle
Sense 1
baffle, baffle board
=> diffuser, diffusor
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun baffle
1 sense of baffle
Sense 1
baffle, baffle board
=> plate
Antonyms of noun baffle
Member Holonyms of noun baffle
Substance Holonyms of noun baffle
Part Holonyms of noun baffle
Member Meronyms of noun baffle
Substance Meronyms of noun baffle
Part Meronyms of noun baffle
Meronyms of noun baffle
Holonyms of noun baffle
Attributes of noun baffle
Derived Forms of noun baffle
1 sense of baffle
Sense 1
baffle, baffle board
RELATED TO>(verb) baffle#3
=> baffle, regulate
Domain of noun baffle
Domain Terms of noun baffle
Familiarity of noun baffle
baffle used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun baffle
1 sense of baffle
Sense 1
baffle, baffle board
> plate
=> baffle, baffle board
=> cylinder head
=> damper
=> disk, disc
=> engraving
=> escutcheon
=> fin keel
=> fishplate
=> gusset, gusset plate
=> lamella
=> license plate, numberplate
=> L-plate
=> nameplate
=> plate iron
=> platen
=> pleximeter, plessimeter
=> tap
Meronyms of noun baffle
1 sense of baffle
Sense 1
baffle, baffle board
=> plate
=> sheet, flat solid
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun baffle
Grep of noun baffle
baffle
baffle board
baffled
bafflement
Antonyms of verb baffle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb baffle
3 senses of baffle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> be
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
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb baffle
2 of 3 senses of baffle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
=> stump, mix up
=> riddle
=> elude, escape
Sense 2
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> disappoint, let down
=> dash
=> short-circuit
=> ruin
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb baffle
3 senses of baffle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, 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
'Cause To' of verb baffle
Derived Forms of verb baffle
2 of 3 senses of baffle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
RELATED TO>(noun) bafflement#1
=> bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement
Sense 3
baffle, regulate
RELATED TO>(noun) baffle#1
=> baffle, baffle board
Domain of verb baffle
Domain Terms of verb baffle
Familiarity of verb baffle
baffle used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb baffle
3 senses of baffle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
EX: The bad news will baffle him
EX: The good news will baffle her
EX: The performance is likely to baffle Sue
Sense 2
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
baffle, regulate
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb baffle
3 senses of baffle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> demoralize
=> perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
=> disorient, disorientate
Sense 2
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
=> save, make unnecessary
=> debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
=> obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
=> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> stop, halt, block, kibosh
Sense 3
baffle, regulate
> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> reduce, tighten
=> tie
=> gate
=> draw the line, draw a line
=> mark off, mark out
=> rule, harness, rein
=> baffle, regulate
=> hamper, halter, cramp, strangle
=> stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain
=> clamp down, crack down
=> inhibit
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb baffle
Sense 1
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, 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
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Sense 3
baffle, regulate
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
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Grep of verb baffle
baffle
Grep of adj baffle
baffled
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