paddle² /padˈl/

1. A small, long-handled spade
2. A short, broad, spoon-shaped oar, used for moving canoes
3. The blade of an oar
4. One of the boards of a paddle wheel or water wheel
5. A swimming animal's flipper
6. A paddle-shaped instrument for stirring, beating, etc
7. A small bat, as used in table-tennis (N American)

1. To use a paddle or progress by use of paddles
2. To row gently
3. To swim about like a duck

1. To propel by paddle
2. To strike or spank with a paddle or the like (esp US)

paddˈler noun

paddˈling noun

1. The act of paddling
2. A flock of wild ducks on water

paddˈle-board noun

One of the boards of a paddle wheel

paddle boat noun

A paddle steamer

paddˈle-box noun

The covering of a paddle wheel

paddˈlefish noun

A large freshwater fish of the Polyodontidae family with a long flattened snout

paddˈle-shaft noun

The axle on which paddle wheels turn

paddˈle-staff noun

A small spade or paddle

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