Definition of "paddle"
- noun
A two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a canoe or a small boat.
A double-bladed oar used for kayaking.
Time spent on paddling.
A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
A paddlewheel.
A blade of a waterwheel.
A game controller with a round wheel used to control player movement along one axis of the video screen.
A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.
A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
A bat-shaped spanking implement.
A ping-pong bat.
A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.
In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
A group of inerts.
- verb
To propel something through water with a paddle, oar or hands.
To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
To spank with a paddle.
(UK) To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
To toddle.
(intransitive) To toy or caress using hands or fingers.
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