PUZZLE

vi to be bewildered, or perplexed.

2. puzzle ·vt to make intricate; to entangle.

3. puzzle ·vi to work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.

4. puzzle ·v the state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.

5. puzzle ·vt to solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle;

— followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery.

6. puzzle ·vt to perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus.

7. puzzle ·v something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making.