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Definitions for Pedal

[1] a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
[2] a leverlike part worked by the foot to supply power in various mechanisms, as the bicycle.
[3] Music . a foot-operated keyboard, as on an organ or harpsichord. any of the keys of such a keyboard. pedal point.
[4] to work or use the pedals, as in playing an organ or propelling a bicycle.
[5] to work the pedals of (an organ, bicycle, etc.).
[6] of or relating to a foot or the feet.
[7] of or relating to a pedal or pedals.
[8] using pedals: a pedal mechanism.
[9] any foot-operated lever or other device, esp one of the two levers that drive the chain wheel of a bicycle, the foot brake, clutch control, or accelerator of a car, one of the levers on an organ controlling deep bass notes, or one of the levers on a piano used to create a muted effect or sustain tone (as modifier ) a pedal cycle ; a pianist's pedal technique
[10] to propel (a bicycle, boat, etc) by operating the pedals
[11] (intr) to operate the pedals of an organ, piano, etc, esp in a certain way
[12] to work (pedals of any kind)
[13] of or relating to the foot or feet

Words related to Pedal

tool, crowbar, perform, work, lam, jimmy, bar, binder, jack, pry, treadle, peavey, peavy, blow, execute, drum, render, bow, tickle, fiddle

Words nearby Pedal

pedagogical, pedagogics, pedagogism, pedagogue, pedagogy, pedal, pedal boat, pedal keyboard, pedal piano, pedal point, pedal pushers

Origin of Pedal

1605–15; (< French pédale ) < Latin pedālis of the feet. See ped-2, -al1

Words that may be confused with Pedal

pedal, peddle, petal

Word origin for Pedal

C17: from Latin pedālis, from pēs foot

Synonyms for Pedal

crowbar, tool, bar, binder, jack, jimmy, lam, peavey, peavy, pry, treadle