PADDLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does paddle mean?
• PADDLE (noun)
The noun PADDLE has 4 senses:
1. small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
2. a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
3. an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
4. a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
Familiarity information: PADDLE used as a noun is uncommon.
• PADDLE (verb)
The verb PADDLE has 6 senses:
1. propel with a paddle
2. play in or as if in water, as of small children
3. swim like a dog in shallow water
4. walk unsteadily
5. give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
6. stir with a paddle
Familiarity information: PADDLE used as a verb is common.
Dictionary entry details
• PADDLE (noun)
Meaning:
Small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("paddle" is a kind of...):
bat (a club used for hitting a ball in various games)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paddle"):
pingpong paddle; table-tennis bat; table-tennis racquet (paddle used to play table tennis)
Meaning:
A blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("paddle" is a kind of...):
blade; vane (flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water)
Holonyms ("paddle" is a part of...):
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)
Meaning:
An instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("paddle" is a kind of...):
instrument of punishment (an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person)
Meaning:
A short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
boat paddle; paddle
Hypernyms ("paddle" is a kind of...):
oar (an implement used to propel or steer a boat)
• PADDLE (verb)
Meaning:
Propel with a paddle
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
paddle your own canoe
Hypernyms (to "paddle" is one way to...):
boat (ride in a boat on water)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "paddle"):
feather; square (turn the paddle; in canoeing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Play in or as if in water, as of small children
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
splash around; dabble; paddle
Hypernyms (to "paddle" is one way to...):
play (be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Swim like a dog in shallow water
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "paddle" is one way to...):
swim (travel through water)
Domain category:
aquatics; water sport (sports that involve bodies of water)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Walk unsteadily
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
waddle; toddle; dodder; coggle; totter; paddle
Context example:
small children toddle
Hypernyms (to "paddle" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The children paddle to the playground
Meaning:
Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
larrup; spank; paddle
Hypernyms (to "paddle" is one way to...):
beat; beat up; work over (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to paddle the prisoners
Meaning:
Stir with a paddle
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "paddle" is one way to...):
stir (move an implement through with a circular motion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
