Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word BAFFLE

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Definitions of BAFFLE

1. A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light, or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without preventing motion altogether.
2. To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex. [from 17th c.]
3. (intransitive) To struggle in vain. [from 19th c.]
4. (nowrare) To foil; to thwart. [from 17th c.]
5. (obsolete) To publicly disgrace, especially of a recreant knight. [16th]
6. (obsolete) To hoodwink or deceive (someone). [16th]
7. A barrier designed to confuse enemies or make them vulnerable.
8. (US, dialect, coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine.

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