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ped⋅al

  [ped-l or, for 6–8, peed-l] noun, verb, -aled, -al⋅ing or (especially British) -alled, -al⋅ling, adjective
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–noun
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. a foot-operated keyboard, as on an organ or harpsichord.
b. any of the keys of such a keyboard.
c. pedal point.
–verb (used without object)
4. to work or use the pedals, as in playing an organ or propelling a bicycle.
–verb (used with object)
5. to work the pedals of (an organ, bicycle, etc.).
–adjective
6. of or pertaining to a foot or the feet.
7. of or pertaining to a pedal or pedals.
8. using pedals: a pedal mechanism.
Origin:
1605–15; (< F pédale) < L pedālis of the feet. See ped- 2 , -al 1
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ped·al   (pěd'l)   
n.  

    1. A foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism, as in a loom, sewing machine, piano, or organ.

    2. A similar foot-operated part attached to a crank and used for powering various devices, such as a bicycle.

    3. A pedal point.

    4. A pedal keyboard.

  2. Music

    1. A pedal point.

    2. A pedal keyboard.

adj.  

  1. Of or relating to a pedal.

  2. also (pēd'l) Of or relating to a foot or footlike part: the pedal extremities.

v.   ped·aled or ped·alled, ped·al·ing or ped·al·ling, ped·als

v.   intr.

  1. To use or operate a pedal or pedals.

  2. To ride a bicycle.

v.   tr.
To operate the pedals of.

[French pédale, from Italian pedale, from Latin pedālis, one foot long, from pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ped·al
Pronunciation: 'ped-&l also 'pEd-
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the foot
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

pedal ped·al (pěd'l, pēd'l)
adj.
Of or relating to a foot or footlike part.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

pedal

see soft pedal.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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