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How to pronounce pedal in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms foot lever, foot pedal, treadle
Type of lever
Has types throttle, soft pedal, clutch pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun, loud pedal, accelerator, accelerator pedal, sustaining pedal, brake pedal, clutch
Type Words
Synonyms pedal point
Type of musical note, note, tone
Type Words
Synonyms bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel
Type of ride
Has types backpedal, unicycle
Derivation pedaler, pedaller
Type Words
Type of operate, control
Type Words


the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'.

Examples of pedal

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Sure, your preschooler looks adorable in those dark pedal-pushers from Old Navy.
From the dailynews.com
Koonmen said when the driver fell asleep, his foot jammed the accelerator pedal.
From the democratandchronicle.com
You can bring along your bike and pedal your way through forest preserve trails.
From the suntimes.com
It's all very pedal-to-the-metal for pretty much the entire length of each race.
From the sacbee.com
The signal from the pedal is an analogue DC voltage to the EngineManagment unit.
From the newscientist.com
Proper seat height and pedal alignment can help as well as hamstring stretching.
From the fresnobee.com
That would suggest drivers were stepping on the gas pedal instead of the brakes.
From the sfgate.com
When the go-pedal slams down, the car shouldn't second-guess, it should respond.
From the usatoday.com
One photograph has her in white pedal pushers and a blue paisley peasant blouse.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"
  • Bicycle: ride a bicycle
  • Pedal point: a sustained bass note
  • A lever that is operated with the foot
  • Operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument
  • Piano pedals are foot-operated levers at the base of a piano which change the instrument's sound in various ways. ...
  • A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano; a foot or footlike part; To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion; To operate a bicycle; Of or relating to the foot
  • (Pedaling) pushing with one foot while keeping the other on the sled.
  • (Pedaling) When a driver lifts off the throttle, then gets back on it again, in an attempt to regain traction with the rear tires.