PEDAL

pedal

(adjective) of or relating to the feet; “the word for a pedal extremity is ‘foot’”

pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever

(noun) a lever that is operated with the foot

pedal

(verb) operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument

bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel

(verb) ride a bicycle

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

pedal (plural pedals)

A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano

(medicine) a foot or footlike part.

(music) An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on.

(equestrian, jocular) A stirrup.

(music) The ranks of pipes played from the pedal-board of an organ.

Verb

pedal (third-person singular simple present pedals, present participle (US) pedaling or (UK) pedalling, simple past and past participle (US) pedaled or (UK) pedalled)

To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion.

To operate a bicycle.

Adjective

pedal (not comparable)

Of or relating to the foot.

Coordinate terms

• manual, relating to the hand

Anagrams

• padel, padle, paled, plead

Source: Wiktionary

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Pe"dal, a. Etym: [L. pedalis, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Pew.]

1. Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically (Zoöl.), pertaining to the foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.

2. (

Definition: Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals. Pedal curve or surface (Geom.), the curve or surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a given surface.

– Pedal note (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained through an organ point. See Organ point, under Organ.

– Pedal organ (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which is played with the feet.

Pe"dal, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pédale, It. pedale. See Pedal, a.]

1. (Mech.)

Definition: A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a bicycle.

2. (Geom.)

Definition: A pedal curve or surface.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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