paddling – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
paddling
n.
act of moving a boat using a paddle; spanking or striking with a paddle; act of trampling the surface of soft ground
paddle
v.
row, push a vessel through the water by paddling; splash and play in shallow water; spank (Slang); swat with a paddle (i.e. a ping-pong ball)
Paddling
Paddling with regard to
watercraft is the act of manually propelling a boat using a
paddle. The paddle, which consists of one or two blades joined to a shaft, is also used to steer the vessel. The paddle is not connected to the boat (unlike in
rowing where the
oar is connected to the boat).
paddle
Noun
1. small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
(hypernym) bat
(hyponym) table-tennis racquet, table-tennis bat, pingpong paddle
2. a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
(hypernym) blade, vane
(part-holonym) millwheel
3. an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
(hypernym) instrument of punishment
(derivation) spank, larrup
4. a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
(synonym) boat paddle
(hypernym) oar
Verb
1. propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe"
(hypernym) boat
(hyponym) feather, square
(derivation) boat paddle
(classification) sport, athletics
2. play in or as if in water, as of small children
(synonym) dabble, splash around
(hypernym) play
3. swim like a dog in shallow water
(hypernym) swim
(classification) water sport, aquatics
4. walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"
(synonym) toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, waddle
(hypernym) walk
5. give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
(synonym) spank, larrup
(hypernym) beat, beat up, work over
6. stir with a paddle
(hypernym) stir
paddle
v.
pádlovat; brouzdat se
paddle
Czas.
wiosłować; brodzić
