Definitions for pedal
ˈpɛd l; for 6 also ˈpid lped·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pedal point, pedalnoun

   a sustained bass note

2. pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot leveradjective

   a lever that is operated with the foot

3. pedalverb

   of or relating to the feet

   "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"

4. bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheelverb

   ride a bicycle

5. pedalverb

   operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pedalnoun

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

2. pedalnoun

   a foot or footlike part.

3. pedalverb

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

   to pedal one's loom

4. pedalverb

   To operate a bicycle.

   He was out of breath from pedalling up the steep hill.

5. pedaladjective

   Of or relating to the foot.

6. Etymology: From pédale, pedale, pedalis

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pedaladjective

   Belonging to a foot. Dict.

   Etymology: pedalis, Lat.

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1. pedal

   A pedal is a lever or mechanism operated by foot movement, used to control, activate, or propel a device or machine. This term is often associated with vehicles, bicycles, pianos, sewing machines or musical instruments, among other devices. In the context of geometry, a pedal can also refer to a line or curve that is connected to another curve's pedal point.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pedaladjective

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

2. Pedaladjective

   of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals

3. Pedaladjective

   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

4. Pedaladjective

   a pedal curve or surface

5. Etymology: [L. pedalis, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Pew.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pedal

   ped′al, adj. pertaining to a foot.—n. any part of a machine transmitting power from the foot: in musical instruments, a lever moved by the foot.—v.i. to work a pedal.—n. Pēdā′le, a foot-cloth in front of an altar: a collection of canons of general councils in the Greek Church.—adjs. Pēdā′lian, relating to the foot, or to a metrical foot; Ped′āte, divided like a foot: (bot.) having the side lobes of a divided leaf also divided into smaller parts, the midribs of which do not run to a common centre as in the palmate leaf.—adv. Ped′ātely.—adj. Pedat′ifid, divided in a pedate manner, but having the divisions connected at the base.—Combination pedal, a metal pedal in organs controlling several stops at once. [L. pedalis—pes, pedis, the foot.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pedal

   A type of product.

   Pedals are used for bicycles, vehicles, pianos etc.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  

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1. • Music
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Anagrams for pedal »

1. plead

2. padel

3. paled

4. padle

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How to say pedal in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pedal in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pedal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of pedal in a Sentence

1. Dusty Baker:

   We hit some balls hard on the road but nothing to show for it, so it was great for us to put up crooked numbers in all those consecutive innings, those guys didn’t take their foot off the pedal and that’s how you play, and that’s how I like to watch them play.

2. Chairman William Roedy:

   We have to keep our foot on the pedal.

3. Brandt Snedeker:

   The years I'm playing good, it seems like it comes down to how you play Pebble for me the last two days, when the weather is good, you need to be able to get after it and shoot a low round. And the way the scores are right now and the weather forecast over the weekend, it's going to take ... somewhere around 20-under par to win this golf tournament. So I've got to look at 7- to 10-under par the next couple days to win. Can't take the foot off the gas pedal.

4. Simon Hanson:

   Drummers can have the effect of two bass drums by having a pedal which is double where you only have one and the mechanism will play as if it's a double bass drum. It's similar to that in a way, i think because the drummer's not directly controlling it from his brain - although it looks like might be able to do that in the future, which has its own complications - it would for me be an add-on to a kit so I could trigger a sample or a different instrument. The basic drum kit is great. Two hands are okay and when I'm producing and there's other drummers playing I get them to play with one hand because I think drums with one hand sounds better in many ways.

5. Kolawole Maxwell:

   So we all need to keep the foot on the pedal.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pedal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pedal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pedal
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedal
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pedal