A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point. • A single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats. • A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking. • The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling. • A slat of a paddleboat's wheel. • A paddlewheel. • A blade of a waterwheel. • A game controller with a round wheel used to control player movement along one axis of the video screen. • A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside. • A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc. • A broad, flat spanking implement. • A broad, flat device used in striking the ball, analogous to a racket in tennis. • A flat board with a number of holes or indentations, used to carry small alcoholic drinks such as shots. • A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming. • In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water. • A handheld electrode used for defibrillation or cardioversion. • A flipper in a pinball machine. • A person's hand. • A flap of attached skin that has been cut away from a wound. • Alternative form of padel.