n. 1 oar, sweep, scull A 'crab' occurs when you catch the water with the paddle blade on the return stroke
v. 2 row, scull, oar Deftly she paddled the canoe over to the pier 3 wade The children were paddling at the water's edge 4 spank, paddywhack, thrash, beat, whip, flog Dad threatened to paddle me if he caught me playing hookey again