paddle

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. A 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.
2. A 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.
3. The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.
4. A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
5. A paddlewheel.
6. A blade of a waterwheel.
7. A game controller with a round wheel used to control player movement along one axis of the video screen.
8. A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.
9. A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
10. A broad, flat spanking implement.
11. A broad, flat device used in striking the ball, analogous to a racket in tennis.
12. A flat board with a number of holes or indentations, used to carry small alcoholic drinks such as shots.
13. A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.
14. In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
15. A handheld electrode used for defibrillation or cardioversion.
16. (slang) A person's hand.
17. A flap of attached skin that has been cut away from a wound.
18. Alternative form of padel

Verb

1. To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
2. To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
3. To spank with a paddle.
4. To pat or stroke amorously or gently.
5. To tread upon; to trample.

Verb

1. To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
2. To dog paddle in water.
3. To toddle.
4. To toy or caress using hands or fingers.

Hevwate

oar

row

scull

blade

spank

toddle

dabble

wade

beat

waddle

splash

racket

fin

totter

canoe

🛶

vane

dodder

coggle

stroke

boat paddle

club

wing

🪽

steer

mix

pole

propel

outboard motor

propeller

stick

larrup

splash around

racquet

bat

🦇

pedal

flipper

🐬

web

folium

fox

🦊

fuddle

hand

✋

helm

heterodyne

immingle

immix

intermix

judgement

jumble

lam

lamina

lap

leaf

lobe

mallet

meld

mingle

mix in

mix up

motley

obfuscate

obscure

paddling

pen

🖊️

pennon

pilot

🧑‍✈️

pinion

plash

pull

randomise

ravel

resolve

ridge

rile

rumple

sail

scourge

scramble

scratch

shaker

shovel

small boat

snarl

sophisticate

spatter

spine

stir

stirrer

stir up

straight

stump

sweep

tangle

thrash

thresh

toss

toy

trounce

tussle

upset

wallow

welt

row a boat

throw together

paddle a canoe

swimfin

leaf blade

long oar

sweep oar

punting-pole

stern-oar

addle

table tennis racket

adulterate

agitate

ala

annexe

baste

beat up

belabor

belabour

blend

boating

break

break up

brutalise

clutter

commingle

commix

compound

concoct

confect

confuse

derange

disarrange

disarray

disorganize

disrupt

dissolve

dive

divide

draw

ell

fan

flog

flummox

foil

fold

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈpædl̩/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: padell

Hevwate bi Ancient Greek: πηδάλιον

Hevwate bi nedersaksî: paddeln

Hevwate bi Saterfriesisch: paddelje

In summary

Partly from the verb paddle ("to splash, dabble"; see below) and partly from Middle English padell (“small spade”).
Middle English padell is from Medieval Latin padela, itself of uncertain origin: perhaps an alteration of Middle English *spaddle (see also spaddle), a diminutive of spade; or from Latin patella (“pan, plate”), the diminutive of patina, or a merger of the two. Compare Ancient Greek πηδάλιον (pēdálion, “rudder, steering oar”), derived from πηδός (pēdós, “the blade of an oar; an oar”).