Definition of paddles in English

Wiktionary

paddles (Noun)
Plural of paddle.

Part of speech

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paddles, verb, present, 3rd person singular of paddle (infinitive).
paddles, noun, plural of paddle.

WordNet

Noun Plural: paddles
paddle - a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
		vane, blade the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
		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
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
paddle - an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
		instrument of punishment an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person
paddle - small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
		bat (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats"
Verb paddles, paddling, paddled
paddle - propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe"
		boat ride in a boat on water
		athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
		feather, square turn the oar, while rowing
paddle - stir with a paddle
		stir mix or add by stirring; "Stir nuts into the dough"
paddle - swim like a dog in shallow water
		swim move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"
		aquatics, water sport sports that involve bodies of water
paddle - walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"
		toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, waddle
		walk obtain a base on balls
paddle - give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
		spank, larrup
		work over, beat up, beat gather; "drum up support"
paddle - play in or as if in water, as of small children
		dabble, splash around
		play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"

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Wiktionary

paddle (Noun)
A two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a canoe or a small boat.
paddle (Noun)
A double-bladed oar used for kayaking.
paddle (Noun)
Time spent on paddling.
paddle (Noun)
A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
paddle (Noun)
A paddlewheel.
paddle (Noun)
A blade of a waterwheel.
paddle (Noun)
A game controller with a round wheel used to control player movement along one axis of the video screen.
paddle (Noun)
A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.
paddle (Noun)
A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
paddle (Noun)
A bat-shaped spanking implement.
paddle (Noun)
A ping-pong bat.
paddle (Noun)
A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.
paddle (Noun)
In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
paddle (Noun)
A group of inerts.
paddle (Verb)
To propel something through water with a paddle, oar or hands.
paddle (Verb)
To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
paddle (Verb)
To spank with a paddle.
paddle (Verb)
To toddle.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

paddle (v. i.)
To use the hands or fingers in toying; to make caressing strokes.
paddle (v. i.)
To dabble in water with hands or feet; to use a paddle, or something which serves as a paddle, in swimming, in paddling a boat, etc.
paddle (v. t.)
To pat or stroke amorously, or gently.
paddle (v. t.)
To propel with, or as with, a paddle or paddles.
paddle (v. t.)
To pad; to tread upon; to trample.
paddle (v. i.)
An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.
paddle (v. i.)
The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made; hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a paddle.
paddle (v. i.)
One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference of a water wheel, or paddle wheel.
paddle (v. i.)
A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off water; -- also called clough.
paddle (v. i.)
A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.
paddle (v. i.)
A paddle-shaped implement for string or mixing.
paddle (v. i.)
See Paddle staff (b), below.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

paddle
A tool used for pushing against liquid, generally for the propulsion of a boat.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

paddle
pad′l, v.i. to dabble in water with the hands or the feet: to touch or toy with the fingers: to beat the water as with the feet: to row: to move in the water as a duck does: (slang) to make off.—v.t. to move by means of an oar or paddle: to finger, toy with.—n. a short, broad, spoon-shaped oar, used for moving canoes: the blade of an oar: one of the boards at the circumference of a paddle-wheel.—ns. Padd′le-beam, one of the large timbers at the side of a paddle-wheel; Padd′le-board, one of the floats on the circumference of a paddle-wheel; Padd′le-box, a wooden box covering the upper part of the paddle-wheel of a steamer; Padd′ler, one who paddles; Padd′le-shaft, the axle on which the paddle-wheels of a steamer turn; Padd′le-wheel, the wheel of a steam-vessel, which by turning in the water causes it to move forward; Padd′le-wood, the light, strong wood of a Guiana tree of the dogbane family. [For pattle, freq. of pat.]
paddle
pad′l, n. (B.) a little spade.—n. Padd′le-staff, a spade for clearing a ploughshare. [Prob. from spaddle; cf. Spade.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

paddle
pagaie, (pattal, Welsh) a sort of oar used by the savages of Africa and America to navigate their canoes. It is much shorter and broader in the blade than the oars of a boat, and is equally employed in rowing and steering. See the article CANOE.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

paddle
A kind of oar, used by the natives of India, Africa, America, and by most savages; it is shorter and broader in the blade than the common oar.--To paddle, is to propel a boat more purely by hand, that is, without a fulcrum or rowlock.

Wikipedia

A paddle is a tool used for pushing against liquids, either as a form of propulsion in a boat or for mixing liquids.

Materials and designs.

Paddles commonly used in canoes consist of a wooden, fibreglass or metal rod (the "shaft") with a handle on one end and a rigid sheet (the "blade") on the other end. Paddles for use in kayaks are longer, with a blade on each end, and usually no handles.