baffle (
http://definr.com/baffle)
n : a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or
energy [syn:
baffle board]
v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I
don't know the answer!" [syn:
perplex,
get,
puzzle,
mystify,
beat,
bewilder,
flummox,
stupefy,
stupify,
nonplus,
gravel,
amaze,
dumbfound]
2: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What
ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing
September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn:
thwart,
queer,
spoil,
scotch,
foil,
cross,
frustrate,
bilk]
3: check the emission of (sound) [syn:
regulate]