Paddle

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NOUN

small wooden bat with a flat surface

a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel

an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board

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

VERB

propel with a paddle

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

swim like a dog in shallow water

walk unsteadily

give a spanking to

stir with a paddle

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