PADDLE


Meaning of PADDLE in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: pad · dled ; pad · dling \ ' pad-li ŋ , ' pa-d ə l-i ŋ \

Date: 1677

intransitive verb : to go on or through water by or as if by means of a paddle or paddle wheel

transitive verb

1 a : to propel by a paddle b : to transport in a paddled craft < paddled us to shore in his canoe>

2 a : to beat or stir with or as if with a paddle (as in washing or dyeing) b : to punish by or as if by beating with a paddle

– pad · dler \ ' pad-l ə r, ' pa-d ə l- ə r \ noun

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