meaning of puzzle

1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus.
2.
To make intricate; to entangle.
3.
To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery.
4.
To be bewildered, or perplexed.
5.
To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.
6.
Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making.
7.
The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.
8.
a toy that tests your ingenuity


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