pedal

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Synonyms: peal, penal, petal, medal, pedial, predal, dedal, peda, peral, podal, pedar

Antonyms: peal, penal, petal, medal, pedial, predal, dedal, peda, peral, podal, pedar

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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.
   • There are three pedals on manual cars, two on automatics.
   • A piano usually has two or three pedals.
   • the pedal of a loom
2. an orthopedic structure or a footlike part.
3. An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on.
4. 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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