Definition of puzzle

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