"pedal" | Definition and Related Words

Adjective

Of or relating to the feet (synset 302786981)
"the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"

Noun

A sustained bass note (synset 106871724)
is a type of: musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

same as: pedal point
A lever that is operated with the foot (synset 103909502)
is a type of: lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
subtypes:
- accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun, throttle - a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- brake pedal - foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder
- clutch, clutch pedal - a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
- soft pedal - a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound
- loud pedal, sustaining pedal - a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating
is a part of:
- bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
- organ, pipe organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
same as: foot lever, foot pedal, treadle

Verb