Meaning & use
paddle
A short pole with a wide, flat blade used to propel and steer a small boat.
See it in a sentence
She dipped the paddle into the water and turned the canoe toward the shore.
The children spent the afternoon paddling in the shallow end of the lake.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "paddle" also means to walk or splash barefoot in shallow water, especially for children.
Words with a similar meaning
oar
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To move a boat through water using a paddle, or to swim gently using the hands and feet.
They paddled the kayak steadily upstream against the current.
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