paddle

«paddle» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A short pole with a flat wide end, used to move a canoe… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a paddle, paddles); verb (paddle, paddles, paddled, paddling)

meaning for a pupil

1) A short pole with a flat wide end, used to move a canoe or small boat through water. tree →

2) To move a boat with a paddle. tree →

3) To walk in shallow water, such as at the beach or in a stream. tree →

4) A bat for table tennis (mainly American). tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here a small digging tool, a kind of spade or peg, carried with a soldier's weapons. Interpretation: The law is read as keeping the camp holy and clean, because God walks in the midst of the camp. In the primary lessons: In outdoor safety, people paddle canoes and kayaks wearing life jackets. At the beach, children paddle in the shallows with an adult watching. In science, a paddle pushes water backwards, which pushes the boat forwards. Phrases: paddle a canoe, go for a paddle, paddle steamer, paddling pool.

examples

• And thou shalt have a paddle among thy weapons; and it shall be, when thou sittest down abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee. (Torah DEU.23.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• We paddled the canoe across the lake. tree →
• Hold your paddle with both hands. tree →
• The children paddled at the edge of the sea. tree →
• Always wear a life jacket when you paddle. tree →
• Ducks paddle with their webbed feet. tree →
• The baby splashed in the paddling pool. tree →
• Pass me a ping-pong paddle. tree →
• "How dare you paddle around in my stream and stir up all the mud!" he shouted fiercely. tree →

note

Countable noun; regular verb (paddled, paddling), double d. A "paddling pool" (UK) is called a "wading pool" in the USA. Difference: a canoe paddle usually has one blade; a kayak paddle has two. An "oar" is fixed to the boat; a paddle is held freely. Safety: only paddle where an adult can see you, and watch for waves.

In the corpora

• Your dog is fast asleep on the rug, but its paws are paddling, its lips twitch and it gives tiny muffled woofs.
• Now the Man must paddle all the way home.
• Young children can drown in very shallow water, so paddling pools are emptied after use.
• The next week he paddles.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «paddle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.