Pedal

Definitions

1. A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.
2. an orthopedic structure or a footlike part.
3. An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on.
4. A stirrup.
   humorous
5. The ranks of pipes played from the pedal-board of an organ.

Equivalents

Examples

“There are three pedals on manual cars, two on automatics.”

“A piano usually has two or three pedals.”

“the pedal of a loom”

“Of the Adirondackers who make⟳ their homes here and then rarely use⟳ them—the outdoorsiest of the outdoorspeople—some climb⟳ mountains, others cliffs; some push⟳ pedals, other paddles; […]”

“A small organ commonly has only one or two ranks on the pedal.”

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