Paddle
Paddle verb - To strike repeatedly.
Usage example: back in those times it was acceptable for teachers to paddle misbehaving students
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Synonyms for Paddle
Tan
Tan verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.
Usage example: Grandpa told us that when he was a kid, if he misbehaved at all, his father would tan his backside with a belt
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Synonyms for Tan
Paddle and tan are semantically related in flog topic. Sometimes you can use "Paddle" instead a verb "Tan".
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Common collocations
| corpse | paddle corpse | tan corpse |
Both words in one sentence
- Paddlebutt-tan - Raspberyl, whose tail looks suspiciously like a paddle.
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Tan and Paddle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/paddle/tan
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