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paddle

/ paddle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
Type of:
oar
noun Sense 2
an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
Type of:
instrument of punishment
Derived:
spank larrup
noun Sense 3
a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
Type of:
blade vane
Has parts:
millwheel paddlewheel paddle wheel
noun Sense 4
small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
Type of:
bat
Kinds of:
table-tennis racquet table-tennis bat pingpong paddle
verb Sense 5
stir with a paddle
Type of:
stir
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
swim like a dog in shallow water
Type of:
swim
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Domain:
water sport aquatics
verb Sense 7
propel with a paddle
"paddle your own canoe"
Type of:
boat
Kinds of:
feather square
Derived:
boat paddle canoeist paddler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
sport athletics
verb Sense 8
give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
Type of:
beat beat up work over
Derived:
slapper spanker spanking spank
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 9
play in or as if in water, as of small children
Type of:
play
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 10
walk unsteadily
"small children toddle"
Type of:
walk
Derived:
waddle waddler dodderer staggerer totterer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
89%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

oar instrument of punishment blade vane bat table-tennis racquet table-tennis bat pingpong paddle stir swim boat feather