pedal
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (noun) enPR: pĕdʹəl, IPA: /ˈpɛdəl/, SAMPA: /"pEd@l/
- (adjective) enPR: pēdʹəl, IPA: /ˈpiːdəl/, SAMPA: /"pi:d@l/ or as the noun
[edit] Etymology
From French pédale, Italian pedale, Latin pedālis
[edit] Noun
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pedal (plural pedals)
- A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano
- (medicine) Concerning a foot or footlike part.
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lever operated by one's foot
[edit] Verb
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to pedal (third-person singular simple present pedals, present participle pedalling (UK) or pedaling (US), simple past and past participle pedalled (UK) or pedaled (US))
- To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion.
- To operate a bicycle.
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to operate a pedal
[edit] Adjective
pedal (comparative more pedal, superlative most pedal)
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- Of or relating to the foot.
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[edit] Spanish
[edit] Noun
pedal m. (plural pedales)
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