puzzle

Definitions

1. 1.The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.
2. 2.To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus. A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous in puzzling others. Dr. H. More. He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders. Addison.
3. 3.To make intricate; to entangle. They disentangle from the puzzled skein. Cowper. The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error. Addison.
4. 4.To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery. See Embarrass.
5. 5.To be bewildered, or perplexed. A puzzling fool, that heeds nothing. L'Estrange.
6. 6.To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle called?
• What is to make intricate; to entangle. They disentangle from the puzzled skein. Cowper. The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error. Addison called?
• What is to solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery. See Embarrass called?
• What is to be bewildered, or perplexed. A puzzling fool, that heeds nothing. L'Estrange called?
• What is to work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem called?