PADDLE

/ˈpæ.dəl/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 12

Definition

noun small wooden bat with a flat surface.
noun a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel.
noun an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board.
noun a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat. — synonyms: boat_paddle
verb propel with a paddle.
verb play in or as if in water, as of small children. — synonyms: dabble, splash_around
verb swim like a dog in shallow water.
verb walk unsteadily. — synonyms: toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, waddle
verb give a spanking to. — synonyms: spank, larrup
verb stir with a paddle.

“We had a nice paddle this morning.”
“The paddle practically ousted the British cane for spankings in the independent US.”
“A sea turtle's paddles make it swim almost as fast as land tortoises are slow.”