paddle

paddle
pad|dle1 [ˈpædl] n
↑hat, ↑life jacket, ↑paddle
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Perhaps from Medieval Latin padela, from Latin patella; PATELLA]
1.)
a short pole that is wide and flat at the end, used for moving a small boat in water
→↑oar
2.) [singular] BrE
when you walk for pleasure without shoes or socks in water that is not very deep
▪ If it's not too cold, we can go for a paddle .
3.) AmE
a small round flat ↑bat with a short handle, used for hitting the ball in ↑table tennis
▪ a ping-pong paddle
4.)
a tool like a flat spoon, used for mixing food
paddle 2
paddle2 v past tense and past participle paddled present participle paddling
[Sense: 1,4-5; Date: 1600-1700; Origin: PADDLE1]
[Sense: 2-3; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from PAD21]
1.) [I and T]
to move a small light boat through water, using one or more paddles
paddle along/upstream/towards etc
▪ I desperately tried to paddle for the shore.
▪ She and her husband paddled a canoe down the Mississippi.
→↑row3
2.) [i]BrE
to walk for pleasure without shoes or socks in water that is not very deep
American Equivalent: wade
▪ children paddling in the sea
3.)
to swim with short, quick movements
▪ The dog was paddling furiously after the ducks.
4.) [T] [i]AmE informal to hit a child with a piece of wood as a punishment
5.) paddle your own canoe
BrE informal to do things yourself, without help from anyone else

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • Paddle — Pad dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paddling}] 1. To pat or stroke amorously, or gently. [Obsolescent] [1913 Webster] To be paddling palms and pinching fingers. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To propel with, or as with, a paddle or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Paddle — Paddle (устройство «колесо»)  аналоговый игровой контроллер, использовавшийся в ранних видеоигровых системах, таких как Pong. Он представляет собой пластиковый корпус с установленным внутри него переменным резистором, снабжённым декоративной …   Википедия

  • paddle — Ⅰ. paddle [1] ► NOUN 1) a short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to propel a small boat through the water. 2) a paddle shaped implement for stirring or mixing. 3) a short handled bat such as that used in table tennis. 4) each of… …   English terms dictionary

  • Paddle — Pad dle, v. i. [Prob. for pattle, and a dim. of pat, v.; cf. also E. pad to tread, Prov. G. paddeln, padden, to walk with short steps, to paddle, G. patschen to splash, dash, dabble, F. patouiller to dabble, splash, fr. patte a paw. [root]21.] 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paddle — (ingl.; pronunc. [pádel]) m. Juego de pelota semejante al tenis, que se juega con paletas de madera en una pista más pequeña y con la red más baja. ≃ Pádel. Paddle tenis. Paddle. * * * paddle. (Voz ingl.). m. Juego de pelota entre cuatro paredes …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • paddle — [n] item used for propelling object oar, paddlewheel, pole, propeller, pull, scull, sweep; concepts 479,499 paddle [v] propel with arms or tool boat, cruise, cut water*, drift, drive, navigate, oar, pull, row, run rapids*, scull, sky an oar*,… …   New thesaurus

  • paddle — → pádel …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • paddle — (Voz ingl.). m. Juego de pelota entre cuatro paredes, en el que aquella se golpea con una pala de mango corto …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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