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Learn to pronounce pad·dle

/ˈpad(ə)l/
noun
a short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used without an oarlock to move a small boat or canoe through the water.
synonyms: oar, scull, sweep, blade, spoon, spade

verb
  1. move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles.
    "he paddled along the coast"
    synonyms: row gently, pull, scull
  2. beat (someone) with a paddle as a punishment.
    "he was firm in his conviction that his children would never be paddled"

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a usually wooden implement that has a long handle and a broad flattened blade and that is used to propel and steer a small craft (such as a canoe).
a short pole with a wide, flat part at one end or both ends, used for moving a small boat or canoe through the water. picture of paddle.
A paddle is a short pole with a wide flat part at one end or at both ends. You hold it in your hands and use it as an oar to move a small boat through water ...
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.
paddle Add to list Share · noun. a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat · noun. a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel.
1. a long, usually wooden pole that has a wide, flat part at the end and is used to move and steer a small boat (such as a canoe)
[countable] a short pole with a flat wide part at one or both ends, that you hold in both hands and use for moving a small boat, especially a canoe, ...
an oar with a wide, flat blade and long handle. A paddle is used with both arms for moving a small boat through the water. A paddle is not attached to the boat.
Paddle definition: A usually wooden implement having a blade at one end or sometimes at both ends, used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat.
1. To dabble about in shallow water; splash gently with the hands or feet. 2. To move with a waddling motion; toddle.