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paddle
1[pad-l]
noun
a short, flat bladed oar for propelling and steering a canoe or small boat, usually held by both hands and moved more or less through a vertical arc.
any of various similar implements used for mixing, stirring, or beating.
any of various similar but smaller implements with a short handle for holding in one hand and a wide or rounded blade, used for a racket in table tennis, paddle tennis, etc.
such an implement or a similarly shaped makeshift one, used to spank or beat someone.
an implement used for beating garments while washing them in running water, as in a stream.
Also called float, floatboard.Ģża blade of a paddle wheel.
any of the blades by which a water wheel is turned.
a flipper or limb of a penguin, turtle, whale, etc.
an act of paddling.
British Dialect.ĢżAlso pattle a small spade with a long handle, used to dig up thistles.
(in a gate of a lock or sluice) a panel that slides to permit the passage of water.
verb (used without object)
to propel or travel in a canoe or the like by using a paddle.
to row lightly or gently with oars.
to move by means of paddle wheels, as a steamer.
verb (used with object)
to propel with a paddle.
to paddle a canoe.
to spank or beat with or as with a paddle.
to stir, mix, or beat with or as with a paddle
to convey by paddling, as a canoe.
to hit (a table-tennis ball or the like) with a paddle.
paddle
2[pad-l]
verb (used without object)
to move the feet or hands playfully in shallow water; dabble.
to toy with the fingers.
to toddle.
paddle
1/ Ė±čƦ»åɱō /
noun
a short light oar with a flat blade at one or both ends, used without a rowlock to propel a canoe or small boat
Also called: float.Ģża blade of a water wheel or paddle wheel
a period of paddling
to go for a paddle upstream
a paddle wheel used to propel a boat
( as modifier )
a paddle steamer
the sliding panel in a lock or sluicegate that regulates the level or flow of water
any of various instruments shaped like a paddle and used for beating, mixing, etc
a table-tennis bat
the flattened limb of a seal, turtle, or similar aquatic animal, specialized for swimming
verb
to propel (a canoe, small boat, etc) with a paddle
to be self-sufficient
to mind one's own business
(tr) to convey by paddling
we paddled him to the shore
(tr) to stir or mix with or as if with a paddle
to row (a boat) steadily, esp (of a racing crew) to row firmly but not at full pressure
(intr) (of steamships) to be propelled by paddle wheels
(intr) to swim with short rapid strokes, like a dog
informalĢż(tr) to spank
paddle
2/ Ė±čƦ»åɱō /
verb
to walk or play barefoot in shallow water, mud, etc
to dabble the fingers, hands, or feet in water
to walk unsteadily, like a baby
archaicĢż(tr) to fondle with the fingers
noun
the act of paddling in water
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- paddler noun
- Ė±č²¹»å»å±ō±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of paddle1
Origin of paddle2
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of paddle1
Origin of paddle2
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
It's not just music either, there's a wellness retreat where visitors can sit in hot tubs and paddle board.
He paddled out on his board and was in the water for about 10 to 15 minutes when he thought his foot and board hit a rock.
Also on that holiday, Mia testified that she and Ms Ventura had used a paddle board to go into the water to escape Mr Combs, who was pacing back and forth on the beach.
Pizza on long wooden paddles, laughter echoing off stone walls.
Although it is a far cry from a conscious system, the so-called "brain in a dish" is spooky as it moves a paddle up and down a screen to bat back a pixelated ball.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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