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English
Image:Paddle.jpg|thumb|right|150 px|Paddle
Image:Sunrise_Paddling_on_the_North_Canadian_River.jpg|thumb|right|150 px|Sunrise paddling
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æd�l|-æd�l

Noun
en-noun

#A two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a canoe or a small boat.
#A double-bladed oar used for kayaking.
#Time spent on paddling.
#:We had a nice paddle this morning.
#A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
#A paddlewheel.
#A blade of a waterwheel.

1. UK a meandering walk through shallow water, especially at the seaside.

#A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
#A ping-pong bat.
#A flat limb of turtle or other sea animal, adapted for swimming.
#In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.

Derived terms
dog paddle
paddler
paddleboat
paddlewheel
paddle steamer
paddling

Translations
trans-top|two-handed, single-bladed oar
Czech: pádlo n
Finnish: mela
trans-mid
Russian: ве�ло (v'esló) n
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trans-top|double-bladed oar used for kayaking
Czech: pádlo n
Finnish: mela
trans-mid
Russian: ве�ло (v'esló) n
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trans-top|time spent on paddling
Finnish: melonta, melontaretki
trans-mid
Russian: г�ебл� (gr'ébl'a) f
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trans-top|slat of a paddleboat's wheel
Finnish: siipi
trans-mid
Russian: лопа��� (lópast') f, пли�а (plíca) f
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trans-top|paddlewheel
Finnish: siipiratas
trans-mid
Russian: г�ебное коле�о (gr'ebnoje kol'esó) n
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trans-top|blade of a waterwheel
Finnish: siipi
trans-mid
Russian: лопа��� (lópast') f
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trans-top|meandering walk through shallow water
Finnish: kahlailu
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trans-top|kitchen utensil
Finnish: lasta
trans-mid
Russian: лопа�ка (lopátka) f
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trans-top|ping-pong bat
Finnish: maila
trans-mid
Russian: �аке�ка (rak'étka) f
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trans-top|flat limb of turtle etc.
Finnish: evä
trans-mid
Russian: плавник (plavník) m
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trans-top|in a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water
Finnish: läppä
trans-mid
Russian: за�во� (zatvór) m
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ttbc|CJK Characters: 槳, 桨
ttbc|Chinese: 槳, 桨
ttbc|Dutch: peddel de
ttbc|French: palette f
ttbc|German: Paddel n
ttbc|Greek: κο��ί n
ttbc|Italian: pala f
ttbc|Japanese: �� (kai)
ttbc|Korean: ��
ttbc|Portuguese: pá f
ttbc|Spanish: paleta f
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See also
oar

Verb
en-verb|paddles|paddling|paddled

1. transitive To propel something through water with a paddle, oar or hands.

#To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.

1. transitive To spank.
2. intransitive UK To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.

Translations
trans-top|to propel sthg through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument
Finnish: meloa
French: pagayer
trans-mid
Russian: г�е��и (gr'estí) impf
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trans-top|to row a boat with less than one's full capacity
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trans-top|to spank
Finnish: piestä
trans-mid
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trans-top|to dabble playfully in shallow water
Finnish: kahlailla
trans-mid
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