paddle

Noun
  1. Small wooden bat with a flat surface;
    Used for hitting balls in various games (synset 103879526)
    is a type of: bat - a club used for hitting a ball in various games
    subtypes: pingpong paddle, table-tennis bat, table-tennis racquet - paddle used to play table tennis
  2. A blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel (synset 103879377)
    is a type of: blade, vane - flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
    is a part of:
  3. An instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board (synset 103879252)
    is a type of: instrument of punishment - an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person
  4. A short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat (synset 103879094)
    is a type of: oar - an implement used to propel or steer a boat
    same as: boat paddle
Verb
  1. Propel with a paddle (synset 201951746)
    "paddle your own canoe"
    referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    is a type of: boat - ride in a boat on water
    subtypes: feather, square - turn the paddle; in canoeing
  2. Play in or as if in water, as of small children (synset 202424713)
    is a type of: play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
    same as: dabble, splash around
  3. Swim like a dog in shallow water (synset 201965866)
    referred to in: aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of water
    is a type of: swim - travel through water
  4. Walk unsteadily (synset 201922796)
    "small children toddle"
    is a type of: walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
    same as: coggle, dodder, toddle, totter, waddle
  5. Give a spanking to;
    Subject to a spanking (synset 201423582)
    is a type of: beat, beat up, work over - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
    same as: larrup, spank
  6. Stir with a paddle (synset 201422027)
    is a type of: stir - move an implement through

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