paddle

Noun

• a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat

• an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board

• a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel

• small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

Verb

• stir with a paddle

• give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

• walk unsteadily
  • small children toddle
    

• swim like a dog in shallow water

• play in or as if in water, as of small children

• propel with a paddle
  • paddle your own canoe
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  boat paddle , spank , larrup , toddle , coggle , totter , dodder , waddle , dabble , splash around