PADDLE Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word paddle. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PADDLE
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spank | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a slap with the flat of the hand verb • give a spanking to; subject to a spanking | ||||||||
oar | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an implement used to propel or steer a boat | ||||||||
pole | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic • a native or inhabitant of Poland • one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions • a linear measure of 16.5 feet • a square rod of land • one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere • one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface • a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves • a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting • one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated verb • propel with a pole • support on poles • deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole | ||||||||
propel | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to move forward with force • give an incentive for action | ||||||||
row | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an angry dispute • an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line • a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally) • (construction) a layer of masonry • a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side • a continuous chronological succession without an interruption • the act of rowing as a sport verb • propel with oars | ||||||||
scull | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward • each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman • a racing shell that is propelled by sculls verb • propel with sculls | ||||||||
swim | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of swimming verb • travel through water • be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom • be dizzy or giddy • be covered with or submerged in a liquid • move as if gliding through water | ||||||||
paddleboard | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • The board used in the sport of paddleboarding | ||||||||
coggle | verbv | |||||||
verb • walk unsteadily, with short steps • move unsteadily | ||||||||
dabble | verbv | |||||||
verb • dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid • play in or as if in water, as of small children • work with in an amateurish manner • bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water | ||||||||
dodder | verbv | |||||||
noun • a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria verb • walk unsteadily, with short steps | ||||||||
larrup | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • give a spanking to; subject to a spanking | ||||||||
toddle | verbv | |||||||
verb • walk unsteadily, with short steps | ||||||||
totter | verbv | |||||||
verb • move without being stable, as if threatening to fall • walk unsteadily, with short steps • move unsteadily, with a rocking motion | ||||||||
waddle | verbv | |||||||
noun • walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other verb • walk unsteadily, with short steps | ||||||||
boat paddle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat | ||||||||
splash around | verbv | |||||||
verb • play in or as if in water, as of small children |