Definitions For Paddle

noun

• A short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
• An instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
• A blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
• Small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

verb

• Stir with a paddle
• Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
• Walk unsteadily
• Propel with a paddle
• Swim like a dog in shallow water
• Play in or as if in water, as of small children
• 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)
• An object with a short handle and a wide, flat part that is used to hit the ball in various games (such as table tennis)
• Any one of various tools or devices that are wide, flat, and thin