A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used for steering or propelling a canoe or small boat. She used a paddle to navigate the canoe down the river.
A flat board used in table tennis to hit the ball. He gripped the paddle tightly as he prepared to serve in the table tennis match.
A tool or device with a flat surface, used for mixing, stirring, or beating. The chef used a paddle to mix the ingredients thoroughly.
A punishment device, typically a flat board with a handle, used for spanking. The principal kept a paddle in his office as a disciplinary measure.
A part of a machine or device that moves or is moved by a fluid, such as a paddle wheel. The paddle of the water mill turned slowly in the stream.
A flat, limb-like appendage of an aquatic animal used for swimming. The turtle’s front paddles propelled it gracefully through the water.
A brief swim or wade in shallow water, especially for pleasure. The children went for a paddle in the rock pools.