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

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pedal point, pedal(noun)

   a sustained bass note

2. pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever(adj)

   a lever that is operated with the foot

3. pedal(verb)

   of or relating to the feet

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

4. bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel(verb)

   ride a bicycle

5. pedal(verb)

   operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pedal(Noun)

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

2. pedal(Noun)

   a foot or footlike part.

3. pedal(Verb)

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

   to pedal one's loom

4. pedal(Verb)

   To operate a bicycle.

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

5. pedal(Adjective)

   Of or relating to the foot.

Origin: From pédale, pedale, pedalis

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Pedal(adj)

   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. Pedal(adj)

   of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals

3. Pedal(adj)

   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. Pedal(adj)

   a pedal curve or surface

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

Anagrams for pedal »

1. padel

2. paled

3. plead

How to pronounce pedal?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Epicurus:

   Stay calm and pedal on

2. Chairman William Roedy:

   We have to keep our foot on the pedal.

3. Kolawole Maxwell:

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

4. Chief Executive Officer Eileen Drake:

   We don't take our foot off the gas pedal on either one of them.

5. Bob McNally:

   Balances show we are oversupplied and OPEC is in pedal-to-the-metal mode.

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