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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.
- 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.
- Also pat·tle []. British Dialect. 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/ ˈpædəl /
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 calledfloat a 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
- paddle one's own canoe
- 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
- informal.tr to spank
paddle
2/ ˈpædəl /
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
- archaic.tr to fondle with the fingers
noun
- the act of paddling in water
Derived Forms
- ˈpaddler, noun
- ˈpaddler, noun
Other Words From
- paddler noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of paddle1
Origin of paddle2
Word History and Origins
Origin of paddle1
Origin of paddle2
Idioms and Phrases
- paddle one's own canoe. canoe ( def 6 ).
More idioms and phrases containing paddle
In addition to the idiom beginning with paddle , also see up the creek (without a paddle) .Example Sentences
He helped retrieve three stranded cars - paddling to one and walking to the others wearing his wellies.
About 20 minutes later, a rescue boat found a kayak, paddles and waders.
About 20 minutes later, a kayak, paddles and waders were found, but the boys were nowhere to be seen.
It is free at public parks and you can paddle up and rotate into a game with very friendly players.
"Best of luck to all the couples," Wallace calls out, peering over the top of the desk with a thumbs up, while Gromit holds up a score paddle with "7" on it.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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