pedal
noun
- 1
A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano
“A piano usually has two or three pedals.”
- 2
A foot or footlike part.
- 3
An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on.
- 4
(equestrian) A stirrup.
- 5
The ranks of pipes played from the pedal-board of an organ.
“A small organ commonly has only one or two ranks on the pedal.”
verb
- 1
To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion.
“to pedal one's loom”
- 2
To operate a bicycle.
“He was out of breath from pedalling up the steep hill.”
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the foot.
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