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   pad·dle

   /ˈpad(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. 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.
   • ▪ an act of using a paddle in a boat: "a gentle paddle on sluggish water"
   • ▪ a short-handled bat used in various ball games, especially table tennis.
   • ▪ a paddle-shaped instrument used for mixing food or for stirring or mixing in industrial processes.
   • ▪ another term for peel
   • ▪ a paddle-shaped instrument used for administering corporal punishment.
   • ▪ each of the boards fitted around the circumference of a paddle wheel or mill wheel.
   • ▪ a flat array of solar cells projecting from a spacecraft.
   • ▪ the fin or flipper of an aquatic mammal or bird.
   • ▪ a plastic-covered electrode used in cardiac stimulation.
   • ▪ short for bidding paddle

   verb

   • 1. move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles: "he paddled along the coast"
   • ▪ propel (a small boat or canoe) with a paddle or paddles: "he was teaching trainees to paddle canoes"
   • ▪ travel along (a stretch of water) by paddling: "I had paddled the river through other hot July spells"
   • ▪ (of bird or other animal) swim with short fast strokes: "the swan paddled away"
   • 2. beat (someone) with a paddle as a punishment: informal North American "he was firm in his conviction that his children would never be paddled"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a small spade-like implement): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. paddler noun

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