Wiktionary
vb. To figure out; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
WordNet
v. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" [syn: solve, work out, figure out, lick, work]
Usage examples of "puzzle out".
Things always went contrariwise when you were trying to puzzle out something.
He took the tin box and the puzzle out and showed it to his men, and to Sheriff Gates.
Have we put old Puzzle out to graze at last and found some new talents?
Fortunately, the awkward Musseli sorting system wasn't too hard to puzzle out, although it might have been meant to confuse as much as to clarify.
He'll puzzle out some legal technicality on which he'll hang a defence.
Initially Burrich had hoped I would puzzle out for myself why Molly had disappeared.
If those Wise Ones began staggering too soon, they might puzzle out the cause before he was ready.
Karon was able to puzzle out enough of the words to make some sense, and I would carefully record each newly deciphered word in my dictionary.
There was a pause while Dish tried to puzzle out the real motive, if there was one.
I wager in ten days we will have the bowl, I will know what makes Mat's ter'angreal do what it should not be able to do and we will be on our way to join Egwene, with him knuckling his forehead as fast as Master Vanin, and Vandene and Adeleas will be left sitting here with Merilille and Teslyn trying to puzzle out what happened.
He let her borrow books, fascinating books, especially where she had to work to puzzle out what it was they said.