Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "paddle" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

fraternity house

Derived Terms

backpaddle beer paddle butter paddle cactus paddle dog paddle dog-paddle doggie paddle doggy paddle doggy-paddle knee-paddle mispaddle paddle board paddle boat paddle box paddle grass paddle one's own canoe paddle pop paddle scoop paddle shifter paddle steamer paddle tennis paddle wheel paddle wheeler paddle-out paddle-staff paddle-tailed newt paddleable paddleball paddleboard paddleboat paddlebox paddlecraft paddlefish paddlefoot paddleful paddleless paddlelike paddler paddlesport paddlewheel paddlewood paddling paddling pool paddlogaine pizza paddle rice paddle shock paddle sneak paddle traffic paddle up a creek without a paddle up shit creek without a paddle up shit's creek without a paddle up the creek without a paddle washing paddle

Etymologically Related To

spade

Context

british slang sport video games water sport

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bat beat beat up blade boat instrument of punishment oar play stir swim vane walk work over

Type Of (IsA)

bat blade instrument of punishment manual tool oar rigid portable object shaped thing single user device sports equipment user guided device user powered device

Manner Of

boat stir swim

Part Of

millwheel paddlewheel

Related Terms

oar

Related Terms

axis blade canoe cardioversion caress controller dabble defibrillation electrode game inert kayak limb meandering oar paddleboat paddlewheel padel ping pong playfully propel row seaside shallow slat sluice spank spanking toddle toy trample tread utensil walk water waterwheel wheel

Synonym Network

dabble row spank toddle

Used For

propel canoe

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.