noun. undefined

noun. A foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism, as in a loom, sewing machine, piano, or organ.

noun. A similar foot-operated part attached to a crank and used for powering various devices, such as a bicycle.

noun. undefined

noun. A pedal point.

noun. A pedal keyboard.

adjective. Of or relating to a pedal.

adjective. Of or relating to a foot or footlike part.

intransitive verb. To use or operate a pedal or pedals.

intransitive verb. To ride a bicycle.

intransitive verb. To operate the pedals of.

To work a pedal; use the pedals, as of a piano, organ, bicycle, etc.

In geometry, pertaining to the feet of transversals on to the sides of a triangle through a given point and the vertices.

noun. In geometry, a pedal triangle (which see, under triangle).

Pertaining to or connected with a foot or the feet: as, pedal extremities.

Technically— Of or pertaining to a foot-like part of the body, as of a mollusk; podial: as, a pedal ganglion.

Of or pertaining to the pes or hind foot only: opposed to manual.

Pertaining to the feet of perpendiculars let fall from one point upon tangents to a fixed locus called a basis.

4 (ped′ al). In music, relating to a pedal.

In conchology: Any muscle of the foot or podium of a univalve. The posterior adductor of a bivalve, when there are two. See cuts under Astartidæ and Tridaenidæ.

noun. Any part of a machine or apparatus which is intended to receive and transmit power from the foot of the operator; a treadle: as, the pedals of a bicycle.

noun. In musical instruments, a foot-lever; a metal or wooden key or projecting bar operated by the foot. , ,

noun. Same as organ-point.

noun. A pedal curve or surface, or one of which another is the pedal curve or surface.

noun. 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.

noun. A pedal curve or surface.

adjective. Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically (Zoöl.), pertaining to the foot of a mollusk.

adjective. Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.

adjective. the curve or surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a given surface.

adjective. undefined

adjective. the note which is held or sustained through an organ point. See Organ point, under Organ.

adjective. an organ which has pedals or a range of keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which is played with the feet.

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

noun. a foot or footlike part.

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

verb. To operate a bicycle.

adjective. Of or relating to the foot.

noun. a lever that is operated with the foot

noun. a sustained bass note

adjective. of or relating to the feet

verb. operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument

verb. ride a bicycle

"She often used the term pedal or pedalo-French slang for a homosexual-draping it with condescension, pity, and disapproval."

balanced pedal  combination pedal  composition pedal  coupler-pedal  crescendo pedal  

pedal surface  

pedal pushers  

control  musical note  note  operate  tone  

medal  meddle  peddle  redel  wedel  

accelerator  brake  gearbox  hand  joystick  

advance  bar  beam  bicycle  bike  

pedalled  pedalling  

pedaled  pedaling  pedalled  pedalling  pedals