gäcka — meaning in English

English meaning

• baffle verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
• cross noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.

Senses

gäcka is used for these senses in English:

• baffle To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]
• cross (transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.

baffle — full definition

1. verb To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
2. verb To defeat, frustrate, or thwart (someone or their efforts, plans, etc.); to confound, to foil.
3. verb Of weather or wind: to hinder or prevent (a ship or its crew) from advancing.
4. verb To dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control (a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound).

cross — full definition

1. noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.
2. verb To go from one side of something to the other.
3. adj Annoyed or bad-tempered.

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