[ C ] a short pole with a wide, flat part at one end or both ends, used for moving a small boat or canoe through the water

[ C ] a blade on a paddle wheel

[ C usually singular ] UK US wade a walk through water that is not very deep, especially at the edge of a beach, etc.:

[ I or T ] to push a pole with a wide end through the water in order to make a boat move

[ T ] US to hit a child on the bottom with a short, wide piece of wood as a punishment

[ I ] UK US wade to walk with no shoes or socks on through water that is not very deep, often at the edge of a beach, etc.:

[ I ] to swim by moving your feet and hands up and down