pedal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Coordinate terms 1.6 Anagrams 2 Spanish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms

[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

  Rhymes: -ɛdəl

  Rhymes: -iːdəl

[edit] Etymology

From French pédale, Italian pedale, Latin pedālis

[edit] Noun

pedal (plural pedals)

1. A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano
2. (medicine) Concerning a foot or footlike part.

[edit] Derived terms

• pedal pushers

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

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))

1. To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion.
2. To operate a bicycle.

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[edit] Adjective

pedal (comparative more pedal, superlative most pedal)

1. Of or relating to the foot.

[edit] Coordinate terms

• manual, relating to the hand

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of adelp
• padel
• paled
• plead

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

pedal m. (plural pedales)

1. pedal

[edit] Derived terms

• pedalear