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PADDLE

Definition:

[noun] small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
[noun] a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
[noun] an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
[noun] a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
Synonyms: boat
[verb] propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe"
[verb] play in or as if in water, as of small children
Synonyms: dabble, splash around
[verb] swim like a dog in shallow water
[verb] walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"
Synonyms: toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, waddle
[verb] give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
Synonyms: spank, larrup
[verb] stir with a paddle