Paddle Definition & Meaning

paddle
noun
  1. small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
  2. a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
  3. an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
  4. a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
verb
  1. propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe"
  2. play in or as if in water, as of small children
  3. swim like a dog in shallow water
  4. walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"
  5. give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
  6. stir with a paddle

Synonyms for paddle

dabble verb

dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid play in or as if in water, as of small children work with in an amateurish

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dodder noun

a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems

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larrup verb

give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

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spank noun

a slap with the flat of the hand give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

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toddle verb

walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"

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totter verb

move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table" walk unsteadily

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waddle noun

walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other; "ducks walk with a waddle" walk unsteadily

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"Paddle" in song lyrics

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  • "Up the creek with no paddle"
    Clika One f/ Don Cisco, South Park Mexican/SPM — Dirty Dirty
  • "The river I deliver's metaphoric so you never have to paddle"
    Edan — Syllable Practice (Original)
  • "When you hitting the ball upside the paddle"
    Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five — Pump Me Up

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What does paddle mean?
small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe" play in or as if in water, as of small children swim like a dog in shallow water walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" give a spanking to; subject to a spanking stir with a paddle
What part of speech is paddle?
Paddle is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does paddle have?
Paddle has 10 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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