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pedal

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛdəl/

The English word “pedal” has 8 meanings listed here.

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.
  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.

verb

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

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the foot.

Etymology

Borrowed from French pédale, itself borrowed from Italian pedale, from Latin pedālis. By surface analysis, ped- + -al.

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