| NOUN | artifact | paddle | small wooden bat with a flat surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | paddle | a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel | |
| artifact | paddle | an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board | |
| artifact | paddle, boat paddle | a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat | |
| VERB | motion | paddle | propel with a paddle |
| social | paddle, dabble, splash around | play in or as if in water, as of small children | |
| motion | paddle | swim like a dog in shallow water | |
| motion | paddle, toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, waddle | walk unsteadily | |
| contact | paddle, spank, larrup | give a spanking to | |
| contact | paddle | stir with a paddle |
| Sounds | pae'dahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games / games. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | table-tennis racquet, table-tennis bat, pingpong paddle | paddle used to play table tennis |
| Broader | bat | A club used for hitting a ball in various games / games |
| Spanish | pala | |
| Catalan | pala | |
| Meaning | A blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | millwheel, mill wheel | water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill |
| paddlewheel, paddle wheel | A large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat | |
| Broader | blade, vane | Flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water |
| Spanish | pala, paleta | |
| Catalan | paleta | |
| Verbs | paddle | stir with a paddle |
| Meaning | An instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | instrument of punishment | An instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person |
| Spanish | paleta | |
| Verbs | paddle | give a spanking to |
| Meaning | A short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | boat paddle | |
| Broader | oar | An implement used to propel or steer a boat |
| Spanish | canalete, pala, remo | |
| Catalan | pala, rem | |
| Verbs | paddle | propel with a paddle |
| Meaning | propel with a paddle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "paddle your own canoe" | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Entailed by | canoe | travel by canoe |
| Narrower | feather, square | Turn the paddle |
| Broader | boat | ride in a boat on water |
| Spanish | remar con pala, remar | |
| Catalan | remar | |
| Nouns | paddle | a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat |
| paddler | someone paddling a canoe | |
| Meaning | Play in or as if in water, as of small children. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | dabble, splash around | |
| Broader | play | Be at play |
| Spanish | chapotear | |
| Meaning | swim like a dog in shallow water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Category | water sport, aquatics | sports that involve bodies of water |
| Broader | swim | Travel through water |
| Spanish | chapotear | |
| Catalan | xapotejar, xipollejar | |
| Meaning | walk unsteadily. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The children paddle to the playground | |
| Synonyms | toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, waddle | |
| Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| Spanish | anadear, avanzar a pasitos, bambolearse, chapotear, contonearse, tambalearse | |
| Catalan | caminar com un ànec, culejar, remenar el cul, trontollar | |
| Meaning | Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to paddle the prisoners | |
| Synonyms | spank, larrup | |
| Broader | beat, beat up, work over | Give a beating to |
| Spanish | nalguear, zurrar | |
| Nouns | paddle | an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board |
| Meaning | Stir with a paddle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | stir | Move an implement through |
| Spanish | remar con pala | |
| Nouns | paddle | a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel |
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