Puzzle

·vi To be bewildered, or perplexed.

II. Puzzle ·vt To make intricate; to Entangle.

III. Puzzle ·vi To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.

IV. Puzzle ·v The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.

V. Puzzle ·vt To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle;

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

VI. Puzzle ·vt To Perplex; to Confuse; to Embarrass; to put to a stand; to Nonplus.

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