paddle

paddle¹

left to right: paddleball, canoe, and kayak paddles

pad·dle ¹

 (păd′l)

n.

1. An implement with a flat blade at one or both ends, held in the hands without an oarlock and passed through the water to propel a small boat such as a canoe.

2. Any of various implements resembling the paddle of a boat or canoe, as:

a. Sports A light wooden or plastic racket used in playing table tennis, platform tennis, and similar games.

b. A flat board with a handle used to administer physical punishment.

c. A blade or shovellike implement used for stirring or mixing.

3. Medicine A flat electrode that is part of a defibrillator and is put on a patient's chest to deliver an electric shock to the heart.

4. A board on a paddle wheel.

5. A flipper or flattened appendage of certain animals.

6. Botany See pad¹.

7. 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.

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[Middle English padell, spadelike tool used to clean plowshares, hoe; perhaps akin to spatyl, spatula, from Old French spatule, from Latin spatula, flat piece of wood; see spatula.]

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pad′dler n.

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pad·dle ²

 (păd′l)

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.

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[Perhaps of Low German origin.]

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paddle

(ˈpædəl)

n

1. (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. (Nautical Terms) Also called: float a blade of a water wheel or paddle wheel

3. (Rowing) a period of paddling: to go for a paddle upstream.

4. (Nautical Terms)

a. a paddle wheel used to propel a boat

b. (as modifier): a paddle steamer.

5. (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. (Zoology) the flattened limb of a seal, turtle, or similar aquatic animal, specialized for swimming

vb

9. to propel (a canoe, small boat, etc) with a paddle

10. paddle one's own canoe

a. to be self-sufficient

b. to mind one's own business

11. (tr) to convey by paddling: we paddled him to the shore.

12. (tr) to stir or mix with or as if with a paddle

13. (Rowing) to row (a boat) steadily, esp (of a racing crew) to row firmly but not at full pressure

14. (intr) (of steamships) to be propelled by paddle wheels

15. (intr) to swim with short rapid strokes, like a dog

16. (tr) informal US and Canadian to spank

[C15: of unknown origin]

ˈpaddler n

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paddle

(ˈpædəl)

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

[C16: of uncertain origin]

ˈpaddler n

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pad•dle¹

(ˈpæd l)

n., v. -dled, -dling. n.

1. a short, flat-bladed oar for propelling and steering a canoe or small boat, usu. held by both hands and moved through a vertical arc.

2. any of various similar implements used for mixing, stirring, or beating.

3. a similarly shaped implement used to spank or beat someone.

4. a racket with a short handle and a wide, rounded blade, used in table tennis, paddle tennis, etc.

5. an implement used for beating garments while washing them in running water, as in a stream.

6. a blade of a paddle wheel.

7. paddle wheel.

8. a flipper or limb of a penguin, turtle, whale, etc.

9. an act of paddling.

v.i.

10. to propel or travel in a canoe or the like by using a paddle.

v.t.

11. to propel with a paddle.

12. to spank with or as if with a paddle.

13. to stir, mix, or beat with or as if with a paddle.

14. to hit (a ball) with a paddle.

[1400–50; late Middle English padell implement for cleaning a plowshare, of uncertain origin]

pad′dler, n.

pad•dle²

(ˈpæd l)

v.i. -dled, -dling.

to move the feet or hands in water.

[1520–30; orig. uncertain]

pad′dler, n.

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paddle

• paddle - An aquatic animal's flipper can also be called a paddle—as can the foot of a duck or the wing of a penguin.
• patrol - Comes from a French word meaning "paddle about in the mud."
• rudder - First meant "paddle" or "oar."
• float - The boards and paddle of a waterwheel or paddlewheel are the floats.

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paddle

Past participle: paddled
Gerund: paddling

Imperative

paddle

paddle

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	paddle - small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games bat - a club used for hitting a ball in various games pingpong paddle, table-tennis bat, table-tennis racquet - paddle used to play table tennis
	2.	paddle - a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel vane, blade - flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water mill 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 boat boat paddle oar - an implement used to propel or steer a boat
Verb	1.	paddle - propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe" athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition feather, square - turn the paddle; in canoeing boat - ride in a boat on water
	2.	paddle - play in or as if in water, as of small children splash around, dabble 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" coggle, dodder, toddle, waddle, totter 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 larrup, spank beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
	6.	paddle - stir with a paddle       stir - move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"

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paddle

¹

noun

1. oar, sweep, scull He used a piece of driftwood as a paddle.

verb

1. row, pull, scull paddling around the South Pacific in a kayak

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paddle

²

verb

1. wade, splash (about), slop, plash The children were paddling in the stream.

2. dabble, wet, stir, dip, splash He paddled his hands in the water.

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Translations

مِجدَافٌمِجْذافيُجَذِّفيُجْذِّفُيَخوض الماء

pádlopádlovatbrouzdatbrouzdat se

padlepagajsoppevadepaddel

Paddelpaddelnplanschen

κουπίπλατσουρίζωτσαλαβουτώ

mojarse los piesremarremo

mõla

melameloapiestäsiipisiipiratas

pagayerpagaiepataugerbarboterpaletter

gacativeslativeslo

busla, skvamparóaróîraspaîi, kajakár

pagaiapagaiarepala di elicapiscina per bambiniracchetta

パドルパドルで漕ぐ水辺を歩く

노젓다첨벙거리며 다니다

airētairētiesbradātplunčātiessmailītes airis

peddelpeddelenpootjebaden

padlepadleårevasseskovl

brodzićkrótkie wiosło o szerokim piórzewytaplać się

pagaiapatinharremarremo curto

байдарочное веслобрести по отмеливеслогреблягрести

pádlopádlovať

čofotatimahati s plavutmiveslativeslo

paddelpaddlavada

ไม้พายเรือพาย แจวพายเรือ

ayak çırpmakkısa küreksığ suda çıplak ayak yürümek

chèo xuồnglội nướcmái chèo

划桨桨涉水用桨划蹚水

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

3. to go for or have a paddle → ir a chapotear, ir a mojarse los pies

B. VT

1. [+ boat] → remar con pala

2. (US) (= spank) → azotar, zurrar

3. to paddle one's feet in the sea → mojarse los pies en el mar

C. VI

1. (in boat) → remar con pala
they paddled to the bank → dirigieron el bote a la orilla

2. (= walk in water) → mojarse los pies

D. CPD paddle boat, paddle steamer N → vapor m de ruedas or paletas
paddle wheel N → rueda f de paletas

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paddle

[ˈpæd^əl]

n

(= oar) → pagaie f

to go for a paddle → aller faire trempette

vi

(in boat) → pagayer

(= walk or stand in water) → barboter, faire trempette

vt
to paddle a canoe → pagayer
He taught us how to paddle a canoe → Il nous a appris à pagayer.
They paddled the canoe into the middle of the river → Ils ont pagayé jusqu'au milieu de la rivière.paddle boat paddle steamer n → bateau m à aubespaddling pool n (British) → pataugeoire f

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paddle

n

(= oar) → Paddel nt

(= blade of wheel) → Schaufel f; (= wheel) → Schaufelrad 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

to paddle one’s feet in the water → mit den Füßen im Wasser plan(t)schen; paddle your feet and you’ll stay afloat → du musst mit den Füßen paddeln, dann gehst du nicht unter

(US: = spank) → verhauen, versohlen (inf)

vi

(in boat) → paddeln

(with feet, swimming) → paddeln

(= walk in shallow water) → waten

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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

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paddle

[ˈpædl]

1. n

a. (oar) → pagaia; (blade of wheel) → pala

b. to have a paddle → camminare nell'acqua bassa

2. vt (boat) → fare andare a colpi di pagaia

3. vi

a. (in boat) → pagaiare

b. (walk in water) → sguazzare

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paddle¹

(ˈpӕdl) verb

to walk about in shallow water. The children went paddling in the sea. plas يَخوض الماء плавам chapinhar brouzdat se planschen soppe τσαλαβουτώ, πλατσουρίζωchapotear, 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 vassebrodzić, taplać شلپ شلوپ کول 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

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paddle²

(ˈpӕdl) noun

a short, light oar, often with a blade at each end of the shaft, used in canoes etc. spaan مِجْذاف гребло remo pádlo das Paddel pagaj κουπί του κανό canalete, pala, remo mõla پاروی کوتاه mela pagaieמשוט 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 peddelpadleåre; skovl (rodzaj wiosła) پارووهونكى، چپه كښ remo vâslă байдарочное весло pádlo veslo kratko veslo paddel ไม้พาย kısa kürek 槳 байдаркове весло; весло для каное پيڈل، چپو mái chèo 桨

verb

to move with a paddle. He paddled the canoe along the river. roei يُجَذِّف карам remar pádlovat paddeln padle 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, パドルでこぐ (카누 등을)젓다 irkluoti airēt; airēties mendayung peddelenpadlewiosłować پارو، دڅرخ پره، دكب وزر يوډول اوږدلاستى يوم 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

ˈpaddle-steamer noun

a boat driven by paddle-wheels. spaanstoomboot, spaanwielboot, ratboot باخِرَه تَندَفِع بِدَواليب кораб с лопатни колела barco com rodas kolesový parník der Raddampfer hjuldamper 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 raderboothjuldampbåtparowiec مدڅرخ پره، دكب وزر يوډول اوږدلاستى يو 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

ˈpaddle-wheel noun

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 roda propulsora koleso das Schaufelrad skovlhjul 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 schepradskovlhjul koło łopatkowe مدڅرخ پره 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

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to paddle (not pedal) a canoe.

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paddle

→ مِجدَافٌ, يُجْذِّفُ, يـَمْشِي في الـمِياهِ الضَحْلَة brouzdat, pádlo, pádlovat paddel, padle, vade Paddel, paddeln, planschen κουπί, πλατσουρίζω, τσαλαβουτώ mojarse los pies, remar, remo kahlata, mela, meloa pagaie, pagayer, patauger gacati, veslati, veslo camminare nell'acqua, pagaia, pagaiare パドル, パドルで漕ぐ, 水辺を歩く 노, 젓다, 첨벙거리며 다니다 peddel, peddelen, pootjebaden padle, padleåre, vasse brodzić, krótkie wiosło o szerokim piórze, wytaplać się pagaia, patinhar, remar, remo curto байдарочное весло, брести по отмели, грести paddel, paddla, vada ไม้พายเรือ, พาย แจว, พายเรือ ayak çırpmak, kısa kürek, sığ suda çıplak ayak yürümek chèo xuồng, lội nước, mái chèo 划桨, 蹚水

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