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- pronunciation:
- pae
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 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A paddle is a long piece of wood that is wide and flat at one end. You use a paddle to move some kinds of small boats through the water, especially a canoe. Some paddles are now made of other materials besides wood.
The person who sits at the back of the canoe uses the paddle to both steer the canoe and move it forward.
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| definition 2: |
A paddle is a blade attached to a kind of large wheel that turns around and around in water and makes a boat move forward.
The children on the boat watched the water falling over the paddles as the big wheel turned. |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
paddles, paddling, paddled |
| definition 1: |
When you paddle a canoe, kayak, or other small boat, you make it move through the water by using a paddle.
You need a lot of strength to paddle a canoe, especially if you are paddling it up a river.- similar words:
- row
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| definition 2: |
When you paddle in a river or lake, you use a paddle to move a canoe, kayak, or other small boat through the water.
We paddled down the river to our camp.- similar words:
- row
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| definition 3: |
When you paddle in the water, you move your body through the water in a way that is like crawling. You keep your head out of the water and move your arms and legs with only short movements. Paddling is the way that dogs and many other animals move through the water.
The dog paddled toward the stick floating on the water.John had never learned how to swim, but he was able to paddle to the shore. |
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