paddle

(noun) small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games.

(noun) a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel.

(noun) an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board.

(noun) a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat. Synonyms: boat paddle.

(verb) propel with a paddle. Example: "Paddle your own canoe."

(verb) play in or as if in water, as of small children. Synonyms: dabble, splash around.

(verb) swim like a dog in shallow water.

(verb) walk unsteadily. Synonyms: toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, waddle. Example: "Small children toddle."

(verb) give a spanking to; subject to a spanking. Synonyms: spank, larrup.

(verb) stir with a paddle.