pedal

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pedal

She presses the pedal to make the piano sound louder.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A lever operated by the foot: A device, typically found on bicycles, pianos, or certain machinery, that is designed to be pressed or moved by the foot to control a function.
    • A sustained bass note in music: In music, particularly organ music, a pedal is a low, sustained note, often the bass note, that provides harmonic support.

  2. Verb:

    • To operate the pedals of a machine or instrument: To use one's feet to work the pedals, as in riding a bicycle or playing a piano or organ.
    • To ride a bicycle: To propel and steer a bicycle by operating its pedals.

  3. Adjective:

    • Relating to the foot or feet: Pertaining to or involving the feet. This usage is primarily technical or biological.
Usage and Examples
  • Noun:
    • Press the brake pedal to slow down the car.
    • The organist held the pedal note throughout the chord.
  • Verb:
    • You must pedal harder to climb this hill.
    • She learned to pedal a bicycle when she was five.
  • Adjective:
    • The study focused on pedal locomotion in insects. (This is a technical/scientific usage.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to pedal backwards": To turn the pedals of a bicycle in reverse, often to engage a brake or for a specific maneuver.
    • On some bikes, you pedal backwards to brake.
  • "soft pedal" (verb phrase): To make something seem less important or serious; to downplay. This is a figurative use derived from the piano's soft pedal, which reduces volume.
    • The company tried to soft pedal the negative news.
Variants and Related Words
  • Pedal bin (noun): A trash can with a lid operated by a foot pedal.
  • Pedal boat (noun): A small boat propelled by pedals that turn a paddle wheel.
  • Pedal pusher (noun): 1. A cyclist. 2. A type of calf-length trousers.
  • Pedal steel guitar (noun): A type of electric guitar with pedals to change the pitch of the strings.
Synonyms
  • Noun (lever): Treadle, foot lever.
  • Verb (operate): Cycle, bike.
  • Adjective (foot-related): Pedestrian (in the sense of "on foot"), podal (technical).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Pedal away: To ride a bicycle away from a place.
    • He pedaled away into the distance.
  • Pedal off: Similar to "pedal away"; to depart by bicycle.
    • She pedaled off to work.
Related Idioms
  • "Put the pedal to the metal": To drive a vehicle very fast or to proceed with maximum effort and speed.
    • We're behind schedule, so we need to put the pedal to the metal.
  • "Back-pedal": To reverse one's previous opinion, policy, or promise; to retreat from a position.
    • After public criticism, the politician began to back-pedal on his statement.
pedal

She presses the pedal to make the piano sound louder.

Adjective
  1. of or relating to the feet
    • the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'
Noun
  1. a lever that is operated with the foot
  2. a sustained bass note
Verb
  1. operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument
  2. ride a bicycle

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