1. a short oar with a flat blade, used to propel a canoe or kayak
2. a flat wooden implement used to hit a ball in table tennis or badminton
3. a flat board or blade used to stir or mix something

1. to propel a boat using a paddle
2. to walk or move through shallow water

Examples

• She grabbed the paddles and pushed the canoe into the water.
• He paddles his kayak across the lake every morning.
• The children paddles in the shallow stream on hot summer days.
• In table tennis, you need a good paddle to control the ball.
• The chef used a wooden paddle to stir the large pot of soup.
• They paddles through the swamp, navigating around the trees.
• The ping-pong paddles were stored in the gym closet.