paddle

/ˈpæ.dəl/[ˈpʰæ.ɾɫ̩]

noun

  1. 1

    A two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a canoe or a small boat.

  2. 2

    A double-bladed oar used for kayaking.

  3. 3

    Time spent on paddling.

    We had a nice paddle this morning.
  4. 4

    A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.

  5. 5

    A paddlewheel.

  6. 6

    A blade of a waterwheel.

  7. 7

    A game controller with a round wheel used to control player movement along one axis of the video screen.

  8. 8

    A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.

  9. 9

    A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.

  10. 10

    A bat-shaped spanking implement

    The paddle practically ousted the British cane for spankings in the independent US.
  11. 11

    A ping-pong bat.

  12. 12

    A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.

    A sea turtle's paddles make it swim almost as fast as land tortoises are slow.
  13. 13

    In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.

  14. 14

    A group of inerts

  15. 15

    A handheld defibrillation/cardioversion electrode

  16. 16

    Hand

  17. 17

    Padel (sport)

verb

  1. 1

    To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.

  2. 2

    To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.

  3. 3

    To spank with a paddle.

  4. 4

    To pat or stroke amorously or gently.

  5. 5

    To tread upon; to trample.

verb

  1. 1

    To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.

  2. 2

    To toddle.

  3. 3

    To toy or caress using hands or fingers.

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