The difference between Paddle and Racket

When used as nouns, paddle means a two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a canoe or a small boat, whereas racket means a racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.

When used as verbs, paddle means to propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc, whereas racket means to strike with, or as if with, a racket.

check bellow for the other definitions of Paddle and Racket

  1. Paddle as a noun:

    A two-handed, single-bladed oar used to propel a canoe or a small boat.

  2. Paddle as a noun:

    A double-bladed oar used for kayaking.

  3. Paddle as a noun:

    Time spent on paddling.

    Examples:

    "We had a nice paddle this morning."

  4. Paddle as a noun:

    A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.

  5. Paddle as a noun:

    A paddlewheel.

  6. Paddle as a noun:

    A blade of a waterwheel.

  7. Paddle as a noun (video games, dated):

    A game controller with a round wheel used to control player movement along one axis of the video screen.

  8. Paddle as a noun (British):

    A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.

  9. Paddle as a noun:

    A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.

  10. Paddle as a noun:

    A bat-shaped spanking implement

    Examples:

    "The paddle practically ousted the British cane for spankings in the independent US."

  11. Paddle as a noun:

    A ping-pong bat.

  12. Paddle as a noun:

    A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.

    Examples:

    "A sea turtle's paddles make it swim almost as fast as land tortoises are slow"

  13. Paddle as a noun:

    In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.

  14. Paddle as a noun:

    A group of inerts

  15. Paddle as a noun:

    A handheld defibrillation/cardioversion electrode

  16. Paddle as a noun (slang):

    hand

  17. Paddle as a noun:

    padel (sport)

  1. Paddle as a verb (transitive):

    To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.

  2. Paddle as a verb (intransitive):

    To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.

  3. Paddle as a verb (transitive):

    To spank with a paddle.

  4. Paddle as a verb:

    To pat or stroke amorously or gently.

  5. Paddle as a verb:

    To tread upon; to trample.

  1. Paddle as a verb (intransitive, British):

    To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.

  2. Paddle as a verb:

    To toddle

  3. Paddle as a verb (archaic, intransitive):

    To toy or caress using hands or fingers

  1. Racket as a noun (countable):

    A racquet: an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a birdie in badminton.

  2. Racket as a noun (Canada):

    A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.

  3. Racket as a noun:

    A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground.

  1. Racket as a verb:

    To strike with, or as if with, a racket.

  1. Racket as a noun:

    A loud noise.

    Examples:

    "Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket."

    "With all the racket they're making, I can't hear myself think!"

    "What's all this racket?"

  2. Racket as a noun:

    A fraud or swindle; an illegal scheme for profit.

    Examples:

    "They had quite a racket devised to relieve customers of their money."

  3. Racket as a noun (dated, slang):

    A carouse; any reckless dissipation.

  4. Racket as a noun (dated, slang):

    Something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, etc. or as an ordeal.

  1. Racket as a verb (intransitive):

    To make a clattering noise.

  2. Racket as a verb (intransitive, dated):

    To be dissipated; to carouse.

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