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Definitions for Paddle

[1] 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.
[2] any of various similar implements used for mixing, stirring, or beating.
[3] 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.
[4] such an implement or a similarly shaped makeshift one, used to spank or beat someone.
[5] an implement used for beating garments while washing them in running water, as in a stream.
[6] Also called float, floatboard. a blade of a paddle wheel.
[7] paddle wheel.
[8] any of the blades by which a water wheel is turned.
[9] a flipper or limb of a penguin, turtle, whale, etc.
[10] an act of paddling.
[11] Also pattle. British Dialect . a small spade with a long handle, used to dig up thistles.
[12] (in a gate of a lock or sluice) a panel that slides to permit the passage of water.
[13] to propel or travel in a canoe or the like by using a paddle.
[14] to row lightly or gently with oars.
[15] to move by means of paddle wheels, as a steamer.
[16] to propel with a paddle: to paddle a canoe.
[17] to spank or beat with or as with a paddle.
[18] to stir, mix, or beat with or as with a paddle
[19] to convey by paddling, as a canoe.
[20] to hit (a table-tennis ball or the like) with a paddle.
[21] paddle one's own canoe . canoe(def 6) .
[22] to move the feet or hands playfully in shallow water; dabble.
[23] to toy with the fingers.
[24] to toddle.
[25] a short light oar with a flat blade at one or both ends, used without a rowlock to propel a canoe or small boat
[26] Also called: float a blade of a water wheel or paddle wheel
[27] a period of paddling to go for a paddle upstream
[28] a paddle wheel used to propel a boat (as modifier ) a paddle steamer
[29] the sliding panel in a lock or sluicegate that regulates the level or flow of water
[30] any of various instruments shaped like a paddle and used for beating, mixing, etc
[31] a table-tennis bat
[32] the flattened limb of a seal, turtle, or similar aquatic animal, specialized for swimming
[33] to propel (a canoe, small boat, etc) with a paddle
[34] paddle one's own canoe to be self-sufficient to mind one's own business
[35] (tr) to convey by paddling we paddled him to the shore
[36] (tr) to stir or mix with or as if with a paddle
[37] to row (a boat) steadily, esp (of a racing crew) to row firmly but not at full pressure
[38] (intr) (of steamships) to be propelled by paddle wheels
[39] (intr) to swim with short rapid strokes, like a dog
[40] (tr) US and Canadian informal to spank
[41] to walk or play barefoot in shallow water, mud, etc
[42] to dabble the fingers, hands, or feet in water
[43] to walk unsteadily, like a baby
[44] (tr) archaic to fondle with the fingers
[45] the act of paddling in water

Words related to Paddle

oar, wade, splash, drift, slop, navigate, pull, sweep, pole, propeller, scull, drive, cruise, thrash, stir, boat, row

Words nearby Paddle

padang, padauk, padded cell, padding, paddington, paddle, paddle box, paddle one's own canoe, paddle steamer, paddle tennis, paddle wheel

Origin of Paddle

2First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain

Other words from Paddle

pad·dler , noun
pad·dler , noun

Word origin for Paddle

C16: of uncertain origin

Synonyms for Paddle

oar, paddlewheel, pole, propeller, pull, scull, sweep