pedal
adjective
1. of or relating to the feet
- the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'
noun
1. a sustained bass note
Definition categories: communication, note, tone
2. a lever that is operated with the foot
Similar word(s): treadle
Definition categories: man–made, lever
Sentences with pedal as a noun:
- There are three pedals on manual cars, two on automatics.
- A piano usually has two or three pedals.
- the pedal of a loom
verb
1. ride a bicycle
Similar word(s): bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel
Definition categories: motion, ride
2. operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument
Definition categories: creation, control, operate
Sentences with pedal as a verb:
- to pedal one's loom
- He was out of breath from pedalling up the steep hill.