english
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noun
oar:
We need a paddle for our canoe.
verb
propel with oars:
They will paddle as fast as they can.
verb
spank:
They paddled the boy for his mischief.
Simple Definitions
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general::
verb ADV. downstream, upstream | frantically, furiously He paddled furiously against the current. | slowly
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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general::
In addition to the idiom beginning with PADDLE, Also see UP THE CREEK (WITHOUT A PADDLE).
American Heritage Idioms