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pained
freely and not held in position on the side of the boat. →
compare OAR; see picture at CANOE 2 [C] anything shaped
like this, such as a) a tool like a flat spoon, used for mixing
food b) one of the wide blades used on the wheel of a
PADDLE STEAMER 3 AmE a small wide flat BAT used especially
in TABLE TENNIS 4 [S] an act or period of walking about in
water which is not at all deep: to go for a paddle in the sea →
see also DOG PADDLE
paddle² v 1 [I+adv/prep; T+obj+adv/prep] to move (a small light
boat, especially a CANOE) through water, using one or more
paddles → compare ROW 2 [I] to swim as a dog or duck
does 3 [I] to walk about in water which is not at all deep:
children paddling in the sea → compare WADE 4 [T] AmE infml
to strike with the open hand in punishing 5 paddle one's
own canoe infml to depend on oneself and no one else
paddle steamer BrE || side-wheeler or stern-
wheeler AmE — n a steamship which is pushed forward by a
pair of large wheels (paddle wheels) at the sides or one large
wheel at the back
paddling pool ||usually baby pool or wading pool AmE —
n 1 a small area of water which is not at all deep, where
children paddle, usually in a park 2 a plastic container that
can be filled with water, for children to play in
pad·dock /'pædɒk/ n 1 a small field near a house or STABLES
where horses are kept or exercised 2 a grassy place where
horses are brought together before a race so that people may
see them
pad·dy¹ /'pædi/ also 'paddy field, rice paddy n a field
where rice is grown in water
paddy² n [S] BrE infml a state of bad temper
Paddy n BrE infml a humorous, often insulting word for an
Irishman. Paddy is a short form of Patrick, a common name
in Ireland.
paddy wagon n infml AmE PATROL WAGON
Pad·e·rew·ski, Jan /ˌpædə'refski, ˌpæn||ˈpæ-/ (1860–1941) a
Polish politician who became the first Prime Minister of
Poland after World War I. He was also a CLASSICAL musician
who played the piano.
pad·lock /'pædlɒk||-lɑːk/ n a lock that can be put on and
removed, by means of a U-shaped metal bar, used for
locking gates, bicycles, cupboards etc —padlock v [T] to
padlock the gate
pa·dre /'pɑːdri, -reɪ/ n infml (often cap.) a priest, especially one in
the Armed Forces; CHAPLAIN: Hello, Padre!
pae·an /'piːən/ n lit a joyous song of praise, thanks, or victory
paed·e·rast BrE || pederast AmE /'pedəræst/ n tech a man
who has sex with a boy —rasty n [U]
pae·di·a·tri·cian BrE || pediatrician AmE /ˌpiːdiə'trɪʃən/ n
a doctor who specializes in paediatrics
pae·di·at·rics BrE || pediatrics AmE /ˌpiːdi'ætrɪks/ n [U]
the branch of medicine concerned with children and their
illnesses
pae·do·phile BrE || pedophile AmE /'piːdəfaɪl/ n a person
who is sexually attracted to young children
pa·el·la /paɪ'eləpaɪ-/ n [C,U] a Spanish dish of rice cooked
with pieces of meat, fish, and vegetables
pae·o·ny /'piːəni/ n a PEONY
pa·gan /'peɪɡən/ n 1 derog a person (especially in ancient
times) who is not a believer in any of the chief religions of the
world, and especially not in one's own religion; HEATHEN:
They regard us all as pagans. → compare ATHEIST, HEA-
THEN 2 (used especially of the ancient Greeks and Romans)
a person who believes in many gods —pagan adj: pagan
tribes/beliefs —ism n [U]
Pag·a·ni·ni, Nic·co·lò /ˌpæɡə'niːni, ˌnɪkələʊ/ (1782–1840)
an Italian VIOLIN player and COMPOSER, considered to be one
of the greatest violin players ever
page¹ /peɪdʒ/ n 1 one side or both sides of a sheet of paper
in a book, newspaper etc: Turn over; there's a picture on the
next page. | Turn to page 44. | Someone has torn a page out of
this book. | I took/made several pages of notes on his talk. | a
dog-eared page | a blank/fresh/new page 2 lit an important
event or period: These years will be remembered as some of
the finest pages in our country's history.
page² n 1 also pageboy — a) a boy servant in a hotel, club
etc, usually uniformed b) a boy attendant on the BRIDE at a
wedding 2 a boy in former times who was in training to be a
KNIGHT (noble soldier) 3 now rare a boy in service to a person
of high rank
page³ v [T] (in a public place) to call aloud for (someone who
is wanted for some reason), especially through a LOUD-
SPEAKER: I couldn't find my friend at the airport, so I had her
paged.
pag·eant /'pædʒənt/ n 1 [C] a splendid public show or
ceremony, usually out of doors, in which there is a proces-
sion of people in rich dress or in which historical scenes are
acted: a village pageant moving through the streets on floats |
(fig.) the rich pageant of history 2 [U] splendid show that
looks grand but has no meaning or power
pag·eant·ry /'pædʒəntri/ n [U] splendid show of ceremonial
grandness with people in beautiful dress: the pageantry of a
royal wedding
page·boy /'peɪdʒbɔɪ/ n 1 a PAGE 2 a style of cutting wom-
en's hair, in which the hair reaches down to the neck, has its
ends turned under, and is cut in a long FRINGE at the front
pa·ger¹ /'peɪdʒər/ n AmE for BLEEPER
pager² n a small machine that you carry in your pocket that
makes a short high noise to tell you that you must tele-
phone someone. Some pagers also have small screens for
receiving short messages that are sent by telephone.
page 'three girl n BrE a young and attractive woman,
usually with large breasts, whose photograph appears on the
third page of the Sun, a British newspaper
Pa·gli·a, Ca·mille /'peɪliə, kæ'miːl/ (1947–) a US writer and
lecturer, known for writing about sex and for her strong
views on FEMINISM
pa·go·da /pə'gəʊdə/ n a temple (especially Buddhist or
Hindu), often built on several floors or levels with a decora-
tive roof at each level
paid /peɪd/ written abbrev. pd past tense and participle of PAY
,paid poˌlitical 'broadcast AmE for PARTY-POLITICAL
BROADCAST
,paid-'up adj having paid in full, especially so as to continue
being a member: a paid-up member of the club → compare
PAY UP
Paige, Satch·ell /peɪdʒ, 'sætʃəl/ (1906–82) a US BASEBALL
player, famous as a PITCHER, who played in the NATIONAL
NEGRO LEAGUES from 1926 to 1947, and became one of the
first black players in the MAJOR LEAGUES when he joined the
Cleveland Indians team in 1948.
pail /peɪl/ n especially AmE 1 a bucket for carrying liquids: a
milk pail | a slop pail (=for dirty water and liquid
waste) 2 also pail·ful /-fʊl/ — the amount a pail will hold:
two pailfuls of water
pail·lasse /'pæliæs||ˌpæli'æs/ n a PALLIASSE
pain¹ /peɪn/ n 1 [U] suffering; great discomfort of the body
or mind: He was in great pain/crying with pain after he broke
his arm. | His behaviour caused his parents a great deal of
pain. | The pain eased slightly. | to inflict pain on some-
one 2 [C] an especially sharp feeling of suffering or discom-
fort in a particular part of the body: a stabbing/severe/
nagging pain in my back | slight stomach pains | She's always
complaining of aches and pains. | (fig., slang) You give me a
pain! (=You annoy me.) → compare ACHE²; see also GROW-
ING PAINS 3 [S] also pain in the neck /...'/ slang a person,
thing, or situation that makes one angry and tired, but is
difficult to avoid; NUISANCE: She's a real pain. | It's a pain in
the neck having to meet them at the airport. 4 on/under pain
of fml at the risk of suffering (some punishment): They were
forbidden to leave, on pain of death. → see also PAINS
pain² v [T] 1 lit or fml to cause to feel pain in the mind; hurt: It
pains me to have to leave, but I must. 2 [no pass.] fml (of a part
of the body) to cause pain to; hurt
Paine, Thomas /peɪn/ (1737–1809) a US political PHILOSO-
PHER and writer, born in England. He supported the Ameri-
can states in their fight to become independent of Britain,
and he also supported the French Revolution and had to
escape from England to France because of this. His most
famous books, which have had a great influence on political
thinking, are The Rights of Man and The Age of Reason.
pained /peɪnd/ adj [at] displeased or hurt in one's feelings: