paddle | ||
1. | [ verb ] (nautical,transportation) propel with a paddle | |
Examples: | "paddle your own canoe" |
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Related terms: | boat feather sport | |
2. | [ noun ] an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board | |
Related terms: | instrument_of_punishment spank | |
3. | [ noun ] (sport) small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games | |
Related terms: | racket bat pingpong_paddle | |
4. | [ verb ] stir with a paddle | |
Related terms: | stir stir | |
5. | [ verb ] give a spanking to; subject to a spanking | |
Synonyms: | larrup spank | |
Related terms: | beat spank | |
6. | [ verb ] walk unsteadily, as of small children | |
Synonyms: | coggle totter dodder waddle toddle | |
Related terms: | walk waddle staggerer toddler | |
7. | [ noun ] a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel | |
Related terms: | blade millwheel paddlewheel | |
8. | [ verb ] swim like a dog; in shallow water | |
Related terms: | swim water_sport | |
9. | [ verb ] play in or as if in water, as of small children | |
Synonyms: | splash_around dabble | |
Related terms: | play | |
10. | [ noun ] (nautical) a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat | |
Synonyms: | boat_paddle | |
Related terms: | oar | |
Similar spelling: |
Padula Padillo Padilla puddle piddle peddle Patil Patel |