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1.NounA two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.
A single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats.
A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
2.NounA single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats.
3.NounA double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
4.NounThe use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling."We had a nice paddle this morning."
5.NounA slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
6.NounA paddlewheel.
7.NounA blade of a waterwheel.
8.NounA game controller with a round wheel used to control player movement along one axis of the video screen.
9.NounA meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.
10.NounA kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
11.NounA broad, flat spanking implement."The paddle practically ousted the British cane for spankings in the independent US."
12.NounA broad, flat device used in striking the ball, analogous to a racket in tennis.
13.NounA flat board with a number of holes or indentations, used to carry small alcoholic drinks such as shots.
14.NounA 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."
15.NounIn a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
16.NounA handheld electrode used for defibrillation or cardioversion.
17.NounA flipper in a pinball machine.
18.NounA person's hand.
19.NounA flap of attached skin that has been cut away from a wound.
20.NounAlternative form of padel.
21.VerbTo propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
22.VerbTo row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
23.VerbTo spank with a paddle.
24.VerbTo pat or stroke amorously or gently.
25.VerbTo tread upon; to trample.
26.VerbTo walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
27.VerbTo dog paddle in water.
28.VerbTo toddle.
29.VerbTo toy or caress using hands or fingers.