paddle

Nouns

  • (n) small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
  • (n) a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
  • (n) an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
  • (n) a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat boat paddle,

Verbs

  • (v) propel with a paddle
    • paddle your own canoe
  • (v) play in or as if in water, as of small children splash around, dabble,
  • (v) swim like a dog in shallow water
  • (v) walk unsteadily
    • small children toddle
    coggle, dodder, toddle, waddle, totter,
  • (v) give a spanking to; subject to a spanking larrup, spank,
  • (v) stir with a paddle

Synonyms

splash around dabble coggle dodder toddle waddle totter boat paddle larrup spank

Words of close approximity

Padda paddy
padded padder
paddle box paddle-box paddlefish paddler paddle-shaped paddle steamer paddlewheel paddle wheel paddle-wheeler