paddle

Meaning

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.

Concepts

paddle

oar

row

scull

beat

splash

wade

spank

waddle

dabble

blade

toddle

racket

fin

vane

coggle

dodder

totter

boat paddle

canoe

stroke

steer

pedal

flipper

web

propeller

propel

pole

wing

larrup

splash around

mix

bat

club

racquet

stick

outboard motor

lap

plash

shovel

swimfin

row a boat

long oar

ridge

spine

scourge

fan

sail

toy

punting-pole

stern-oar

sweep

spatter

folium

lamina

leaf

leaf blade

lobe

paddle a canoe

pilot

break

pen

straight

table tennis racket

shaker

stirrer

paddling

trounce

sweep oar

baste

beat up

belabor

belabour

brutalise

flog

lam

thrash

thresh

welt

rile

addle

adulterate

agitate

blend

break up

clutter

commingle

commix

compound

concoct

confect

confuse

derange

disorganize

disarray

disarrange

disrupt

dissolve

flummox

fold

fox

fuddle

heterodyne

immingle

immix

intermix

jumble

meld

mingle

mix in

mix up

motley

obfuscate

obscure

randomise

ravel

resolve

rumple

scramble

snarl

sophisticate

stir

stir up

stump

tangle

throw together

toss

tussle

upset

ala

annexe

ell

foil

hand

pennon

pinion

mallet

helm

judgement

wallow

dive

boating

divide

draw

pull

scratch

small boat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpædl̩/

Etymology

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”).