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Paddle

noun
/ˈpæ.dəl/
Word Frequency: 1.9

Definitions

1.nounA two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a canoe or a small boat.
2.nounA double-bladed oar used for kayaking.
3.nounTime spent on paddling.
"We had a nice paddle this morning."
4.nounA slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
5.nounA paddlewheel.
6.nounA blade of a waterwheel.
7.nounA game controller with a round wheel used to control player movement along one axis of the video screen.
8.nounA meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.
9.nounA kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
10.nounA bat-shaped spanking implement
"The paddle practically ousted the British cane for spankings in the independent US."
11.nounA ping-pong bat.
12.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."
13.nounIn a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
14.nounA group of inerts
15.nounA handheld defibrillation/cardioversion electrode
16.nounHand
17.nounPadel (sport)
18.verbTo propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
19.verbTo row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
20.verbTo spank with a paddle.
21.verbTo pat or stroke amorously or gently.
22.verbTo tread upon; to trample.

Synonyms

spankdabblelarrupwaddletoddletottercoggledoddersplash aroundoarrowingboat

Rhymes With

addlesaddlestraddleraddleastraddlestaddlespraddlespadille
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