Nouns

(n)paddlesmall wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
(n)paddlea blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
(n)paddlean instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
(n)paddle, boat paddlea short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat

Verbs

(v)paddlepropel with a paddle“paddle your own canoe”
(v)dabble, paddle, splash aroundplay in or as if in water, as of small children
(v)paddleswim like a dog in shallow water
(v)toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddlewalk unsteadily, with short steps“small children toddle”
(v)spank, paddle, larrupgive a spanking to; subject to a spanking
(v)paddlestir with a paddle