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• a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat

  synonym	boat paddle
  hypernym	oar

• an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board

  hypernym

  instrument of punishment

• a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel

  holo part	mill wheelmillwheelpaddle wheelpaddlewheel
  hypernym	bladevane

• small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

  hypernym	bat
  hyponym	pingpong paddletable-tennis battable-tennis racquet

• stir with a paddle

  hypernym

  stir

• give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

  synonym	larrupspank
  hypernym	beatbeat upwork over

• propel with a paddle

  derivation	paddler
  other	paddler
  domain topic	athleticssport
  hypernym	boat
  hyponym	feathersquare
  is entailed by	canoe

• swim like a dog in shallow water

  domain topic	aquaticswater sport
  hypernym	swim

• walk unsteadily, with short steps

  synonym	coggledoddertoddletotterwaddle
  hypernym	walk

• play in or as if in water, as of small children

  synonym	dabblesplash around
  hypernym	play