pad·dle 1 (p d l)n. 1. A usually wooden implement having a blade at one end or sometimes at both ends, used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat. 2. Any of various implements resembling the paddle of a boat or canoe, as: a. An iron tool for stirring molten ore in a furnace. b. A tool with a shovellike blade used to mix materials in glassmaking. c. A potter's pallet. d. A narrow board used to beat clothes when laundering by hand. e. A flattened board used to administer physical punishment. f. Sports A light wooden or plastic racket used in playing table tennis, platform tennis, and similar games. 3. A board on a paddle wheel. 4. A flipper or flattened appendage of certain animals. 5. Botany See pad1. 6. The act of paddling. v. pad·dled, pad·dling, pad·dles v.intr. 1. Nautical a. To propel a watercraft with paddles or a paddle. b. To row slowly and gently. 2. To move through water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs. v.tr. 1. Nautical a. To propel (a watercraft) with paddles or a paddle. b. To convey in a watercraft propelled by paddles. 2. To spank or beat with a paddle, especially as a punishment. 3. To stir or shape (material) with a paddle. [Middle English padell, tool used to clean plowshares, perhaps from Medieval Latin padela.] pad dler n. |
| pad·dle 2 (pdl) intr.v. pad·dled, pad·dling, pad·dles 1. To dabble about in shallow water; splash gently with the hands or feet. 2. To move with a waddling motion; toddle. [Perhaps of Low German origin.] |
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n
1. (Team Sports / Rowing) a short light oar with a flat blade at one or both ends, used without a rowlock to propel a canoe or small boat
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called float a blade of a water wheel or paddle wheel
3. (Team Sports / Rowing) a period of paddling to go for a paddle upstream
4. (Transport / Nautical Terms)
a. a paddle wheel used to propel a boat
b. (as modifier) a paddle steamer
5. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) the sliding panel in a lock or sluicegate that regulates the level or flow of water
6. any of various instruments shaped like a paddle and used for beating, mixing, etc.
7. (Individual Sports, other than specified) a table-tennis bat
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the flattened limb of a seal, turtle, or similar aquatic animal, specialized for swimming
vb
1. to propel (a canoe, small boat, etc.) with a paddle
paddle one's own canoe
a. to be self-sufficient
b. to mind one's own business
3. (tr) to convey by paddling we paddled him to the shore
4. (tr) to stir or mix with or as if with a paddle
5. (Team Sports / Rowing) to row (a boat) steadily, esp (of a racing crew) to row firmly but not at full pressure
6. (intr) (of steamships) to be propelled by paddle wheels
7. (intr) to swim with short rapid strokes, like a dog
8. (tr) US and Canadian informal to spank
[of unknown origin]
paddler n
paddle2
vb (mainly intr)
1. to walk or play barefoot in shallow water, mud, etc.
2. to dabble the fingers, hands, or feet in water
3. to walk unsteadily, like a baby
4. (tr) Archaic to fondle with the fingers
n
the act of paddling in water
[of uncertain origin]
paddler n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  paddle - small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various gamesbat - a club used for hitting a ball in various games |
| 2. |  paddle - a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheelmill wheel, millwheel - water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill paddle wheel, paddlewheel - a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat | |
| 3. | paddle - an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board instrument of punishment - an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person | |
| 4. |  paddle - a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boatoar - an implement used to propel or steer a boat | |
| Verb | 1. | paddle - propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe" boat - ride in a boat on water |
| 2. | paddle - play in or as if in water, as of small children play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl" | |
| 3. | paddle - swim like a dog in shallow water aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of water swim - travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank" | |
| 4. |  paddle - walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" | |
| 5. |  paddle - give a spanking to; subject to a spanking | |
| 6. |  paddle - stir with a paddle stir - move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil" |
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Translations
paddle [ˈpædl]
A. N
1. (= oar) → zagual m, pala f, remo m (LAm); (= blade of wheel) → paleta f; (= wheel) → rueda f de paletas
2. (US) (= bat) → raqueta f
B. VT
C. VI
paddle [ˈpædəl]
paddle
paddle:
n
(= oar) → Paddel nt
(for mixing) → Rührschaufel f
Grandpa still enjoys a paddle → Opa plan(t)scht noch gern durchs Wasser; to go for a paddle, to have a paddle → durchs Wasser waten
(in table tennis) → Schläger m
vt
boat → paddeln
paddle:
paddle boat
n → Raddampfer m; (small, on pond) → Paddelboot nt
paddle box
n → Radkasten m
paddle steamer
n → Raddampfer m
paddle wheel
n → Schaufelrad nt
paddle [ˈpædl]
paddle [ˈpædl]
paddle [ˈpædl]
v paddle [ˈpӕdl]
to walk about in shallow water The children went paddling in the sea. plas يَخوض الماء плавам brouzdat se soppe planschen τσαλαβουτώ, πλατσουρίζω chapotear, mojarse los pies pladistama شلپ شلوپ کردن kahlata barboter לְשַכשֵך רַגלָיִים छोटा चप्पू, क्षेपणी gacati po vodi, bućkati nogama pancsol berjalan-jalan dalam air busla, skvampa sguazzare パチャパチャ歩く (여울에서) 철벅거리다 braidžioti, pliuškentis bradāt; plunčāties meranduk pootje baden vasse brodzić, taplać chapinhar a se bălăci шлёпать по воде pľačkať sa, brodiť sa broditi po vodi šetati u plitkoj vodi vada (plaska) omkring ย่ำน้ำตื้น sığ suda yürümek 涉水 хлюпатися چھچھلے پاني ميں ہاتھ پاؤں مارنا lội nước 涉水
paddle2
n paddle [ˈpӕdl]
a short, light oar, often with a blade at each end of the shaft, used in canoes etc. spaan مِجْذاف гребло pádlo pagaj das Paddel κουπί του κανό canalete, pala, remo mõla پاروی کوتاه mela pagaie מָשוֹט छोटा चप्पू kratko veslo (kajak)evező dayung róðraspaði, kajakár pagaia かいの一種 (카누용 등의 짧은)노 trumpas irklas smailītes airis (divlāpstiņu) dayung paddel padleåre; skovl (rodzaj wiosła) remo vâslă байдарочное весло pádlo veslo kratko veslo paddel ไม้พาย kısa kürek 槳 байдаркове весло; весло для каное پيڈل، چپو mái chèo 桨
v
to move with a paddle He paddled the canoe along the river. roei يُجَذِّف карам pádlovat padle paddeln κωπηλατώ remar con pala/canalete (ühe mõlaga) sõudma با پارو پیش راندن meloa pagayer לַחתוֹר पैडिल, जहाज़ के उन तख्तों में से एक जो नौकाचालनी या पैडेल के पहिए की परिधि के साथ जुड़े रहते है, नाव खेना veslati polako lapátol mendayung róa pagaiare, (vogare con la pagaia) パドルでこぐ (카누 등을)젓다 irkluoti airēt; airēties mendayung paddelen padle wiosłować remar a vâsli (cu pagaia) грести pádlovať veslati veslati paddla พาย kürek çekmek 用槳划 веслувати; пливти на байдарці کشتي کھينا chèo xuồng 用桨划
n paddle-steamer
a boat driven by paddle-wheels. spaanstoomboot, spaanwielboot, ratboot باخِرَه تَندَفِع بِدَواليب кораб с лопатни колела kolesový parník hjuldamper der Raddampfer τροχήλατο πλοίο vapor de ruedas rataslaev کشتی که با چرخ پره دار پیش می رود siipirataslaiva bateau à aubes אָנִייָה הַמוּנָעַת ע”י גַלגַל पैडल चक्र से नियंतत्रित जलयान pedalina kerekes gőzhajó kapal uap dayung gufuskip með spaðahjóli (battello/piroscafo a ruote) 外輪船 외륜선 ratinis garlaivis dzenrata tvaikonis kapal stim kayuh raderboot hjuldampbåt parowiec (rzeczny) barco com rodas vas cu zbaturi колёсный пароход kolesový parník parnik na kolesa brod lopatar hjulångare เรือกลไฟ yandan çarklı vapur 明輪船 колісний пароплав چپو پہيہ سے چلنے والي کشتي tàu hơi nước chạy bằng guồng 明轮船
n paddle-wheel
a large wheel fitted with flat pieces of wood, attached to the side or stern of a boat and turned to make it move through the water. spaanwiel عَجَلَة تَجْديف лопатно колело koleso skovlhjul das Schaufelrad τροχός προώθησης πλοίου rueda hidráulica de paletas sõuratas چرخ پره دار siipiratas roue à aubes מְשוֹטָה चप्पूदार चक्कर kotač parobroda na lopate lapátkerék dayung spaðahjól (ruota a pale) (기선의)외륜 laivaratis dzenrats roda kayuh scheprad skovlhjul koło łopatkowe roda propulsora гребное колесо koleso lopatno kolo točak na krmi broda skovelhjul ใบจักรเรือกลไฟ çark 明輪 гребне колесо چپو پہيہ، چرخي bánh guồng 明轮
to paddle (not pedal ) a canoe.
paddle → محراك, يٌجَذّف pádlo, pádlovat padle, pagaj Paddel, paddeln κουπί, τσαλαβουτώ chapotear, remo, zagual mela, meloa pagaie, pagayer veslati, veslo pagaia, pagaiare パドル, パドルで漕ぐ 노, 젓다 peddel, pootjebaden padle, padleåre krótkie wiosło o szerokim piórze, wytaplać się pagaia, patinhar, remo curto байдарочное весло, плескаться paddel, paddla ไม้พายเรือ, พายเรือ kısa kürek, sığ suda çıplak ayak yürümek chèo xuồng, mái chèo 划桨
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