paddle

small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel

an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board

a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat

propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe"

play in or as if in water, as of small children

swim like a dog in shallow water

walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"

give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

stir with a paddle