English to English
paddle
('p/&/d/-/l
)
noun (n)
- small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- propel with a paddle(verb.motion)Example:
Paddle your own canoe.
source: wordnet30 - play in or as if in water, as of small children(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- swim like a dog in shallow water(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- stir with a paddle(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- To use the hands or fingers in toying; to make caressing strokes.(verb)source: webster1913
- To pat or stroke amorously, or gently.(verb)source: webster1913