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What (who) is PADDLES - definition
TOOL USED FOR PUSHING AGAINST LIQUIDS, AS A FORM OF PROPULSION IN A BOAT
Paddles; Boat paddle; Kayak paddle; Canoe paddle
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paddle
paddle1
¦ noun
1. a short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used to move a small boat or canoe through the water.
an act of paddling.
each of the boards fitted round the circumference of a paddle wheel or mill wheel.
the fin or flipper of an aquatic mammal or bird.
2. a short-handled bat such as that used in table tennis.
any of various paddle-shaped instruments used for stirring or mixing.
N. Amer. informal a paddle-shaped instrument used for administering corporal punishment.
3. a flat array of solar cells projecting from a spacecraft.
4. Medicine a plastic-covered electrode used in cardiac stimulation.
¦ verb
1. propel (a boat or canoe) with a paddle or paddles.
(of a bird or other animal) swim with short, fast strokes.
2. informal, chiefly N. Amer. beat with a paddle as a punishment.
Derivatives
paddler noun
Origin
ME: of unknown origin.
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paddle2
¦ verb walk with bare feet in shallow water.
¦ noun an act of paddling.
Derivatives
paddler noun
Origin
C16: of obscure origin; cf. Low Ger. paddeln 'tramp about'.
Paddle
*When used for paddling a boat, a paddle is a simple solid tool, flat at one end, used to propel a boat in a direction opposite its applied force.
Paddle
·vi ·see Paddle staff (b), below.
II. Paddle ·vt To pat or stroke amorously, or gently.
III. Paddle ·vi A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.
IV. Paddle ·vi A paddle-shaped implement for string or mixing.
V. Paddle ·vt To propel with, or as with, a paddle or paddles.
VI. Paddle ·vi To use the hands or fingers in toying; to make caressing strokes.
VIII. Paddle ·vi A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off water;
- also called clough.
IX. Paddle ·vi One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference of a water wheel, or paddle wheel.
X. Paddle ·vi An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.
XI. Paddle ·vi The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made; hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a paddle.
XII. Paddle ·vi To dabble in water with hands or feet; to use a paddle, or something which serves as a paddle, in swimming, in paddling a boat, ·etc.
Wikipedia
Paddle
A paddle is a handheld tool with an elongated handle and a flat, widened distal end (i.e. the blade), used as a lever to apply force onto the bladed end. It most commonly describes a completely handheld tool used to propel a human-powered watercraft by pushing water in a direction opposite to the direction of travel (i.e. paddling). It is different to an oar (which is similar in shape and performs the same function via rowing) in that the latter is attached to the watercraft via a fulcrum.
However, the term "paddle" can also be used to describe objects of similar shapes or functions:
- A rotating set of paddle boards known as a paddle wheel is used to propel a steamboat (i.e. paddle steamer).
- A number of games (e.g. ping-pong), a "paddle" or "bat" is a small racket used to strike a ball.
- A mixing paddle is an agitator device used to stir and more thoroughly mix separate ingredients within a mixture.
- A spanking paddle is used in corporal punishment, typically to forcefully hit someone (e.g. a juvenile) on the buttocks.
Examples of use of PADDLES
1. Then there are the adorable canopied shikara boats, propelled around the lake with heart–shaped paddles.
2. People in the stands raised auction paddles with numbers printed in green.
3. It would have to have oars or paddles of some sort to ensure it‘s green.
4. She then paddles, coasts, and, holding the harpoon by the throwing stick, leans back.
5. Their boats are narrower, sit low in the water, and are propelled by slim, sharp–edged paddles.