pedal

pedal
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noun
ADJECTIVE
accelerator, brake, clutch, gas (esp. AmE)
foot

To stop the machine push the foot pedal.

bicycle, bike (informal)
organ, piano
wah-wah

Some guitarists tend to overuse the wah-wah pedal.

VERB + PEDAL
depress, press, push, put your foot on, step on, use, work

Her foot was working the pedal of the sewing machine.

floor (AmE), slam on, stamp on

He floored the pedal and drove off at high speed.

release, take your foot off
PEDAL + VERB
control sth, operate sth
PEDAL + NOUN
boat, car, cycle (BrE)
bin (BrE)
PREPOSITION
on a/the pedal

with one foot on the pedal

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verb
ADVERB
fast, frantically, furiously, hard

You have to pedal hard to get anywhere.

away
PREPOSITION
along, down, up

He refused to pedal up the hill.

Pedal is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bicycle, ↑bike

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • Pedal — Pe dal, a. [L. pedalis, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and cf. {Pew}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically (Zo[ o]l.), pertaining to the foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • pedał — I {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. pedałale {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} w instrumentach muzycznych, w pojazdach mechanicznych, w niektórych urządzeniach: mechanizm dźwigniowy obsługiwany stopami (przez naciśnięcie stopą) : {{/stl 7}}{{stl… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • pedal — ► NOUN 1) each of a pair of foot operated levers for powering a bicycle or other vehicle. 2) a foot operated throttle, brake, or clutch control. 3) a foot operated lever on a piano, organ, etc. for sustaining or softening the tone. 4) Music a… …   English terms dictionary

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  • pédal — pédal, ale, aux [pedal, o] adj. ÉTYM. 1878; lat. pedalis « d un pied; du pied ». ❖ 1 Rare. Qui a rapport au pied. ⇒ Pédieux. 2 Géom. || Triangle pédal, qui a pour sommets les pieds des hauteurs d un autre triangle. ❖ HOM. Pédale …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • pedal — 1610s, lever (on an organ) worked by foot, from Fr. pédale, from It. pedale treadle, pedal, from L.L. pedale (thing) of the foot, neut. of L. pedalis of the foot, from pes (gen. pedis) foot (see FOOT (Cf. foot)). Extended to various mechanical… …   Etymology dictionary

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