| Front | paddle |
|---|---|
| Back | pad•dle noun, verb BrE /ˈpædl/ NAmE /ˈpædl/ noun word origin 1 [countable] a short pole with a flat wide part at one or both ends, that you hold in both hands and use for moving a small boat, especially a canoe, through water compare oar 2 [countable] a tool or part of a machine shaped like a paddle, especially one used for mixing food 3 a paddle [singular] (BrE) an act or period of walking in shallow water with no shoes or socks Let's go for a paddle. see also dog-paddle 4 [countable] (NAmE) a bat used for playing table tennis 5 [countable] (NAmE) a piece of wood with a handle, used for hitting children as a punishment see up the creek (without a paddle) at creek verb verb forms word origin 1 [intransitive, transitive] to move a small boat through water using a paddle (+ adv./prep.) We paddled downstream for about a mile. ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) We paddled the canoe along the coast. 2 (BrE) (NAmE wade) [intransitive] to walk or stand with no shoes or socks in shallow water in the sea, a lake, etc The children have gone paddling. 3 [intransitive] to swim with short movements of your hands or feet up and down 4 [transitive] ~ sb/sth (NAmE) to hit a child with a flat piece of wood as a punishment |
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