treadle

1. 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, pedal

1. Tread over (synset 201933641)
   "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"
   is a type of: trample, tread - tread or stomp heavily or roughly
2. Operate (machinery) by a treadle (synset 201228025)
   is a type of: control, operate - handle and cause to function

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