Dictionary definition · paddle
noun
- small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
- an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
- a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
verb
- propel with a paddle"paddle your own canoe"
- play in or as if in water, as of small children
- swim like a dog in shallow water
- walk unsteadily, with short steps"small children toddle"
- give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
- stir with a paddle
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).