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