A Quick and Simple Dictionary

paddle

1. Noun.  A two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a canoe or a small boat.
2. Noun.  A double-bladed oar used for kayaking.
3. Noun.  Time spent on paddling.
4. Noun.  A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
5. Noun.  A paddlewheel.
6. Noun.  A blade of a waterwheel.
7. Noun.  (video games, dated) A game controller with a round wheel used to control player movement along one axis of the video screen..
8. Noun.  (British) A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.
9. Noun.  A kitchen utensil shaped like a '''paddle''' and used for mixing, beating etc.
10. Noun.  A bat-shaped spanking implement.
11. Noun.  A ping-pong bat.
12. Noun.  A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.
13. Noun.  In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
14. Noun.  A group of inerts.
15. Verb.  (transitive) To propel something through water with a '''paddle''', oar or hands.
16. Verb.  (intransitive) To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
17. Verb.  (transitive) To spank with a paddle.
18. Verb.  (intransitive) (British) To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
19. Verb.  To toddle.
20. Verb.  (archaic) (intransitive) To toy or caress using hands or fingers.