n. 1.small wooden bat with a flat surface 2.a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel 3.an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board 4.a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat paddle v. 1.propel with a paddle 2.play in or as if in water, as of small children 3.swim like a dog in shallow water 4.walk unsteadily 5.give a spanking to 6.stir with a paddle
