pedal
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
pedals
plural
pedals
Britannica Dictionary definition of PEDAL
[count]
1
:
a flat piece of metal, rubber, etc., that you push with your foot to make a machine move, work, or stop
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see picture at bicycle
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a bike's pedals
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a car's gas/brake pedal
2
:
a lever on a piano, organ, etc., that you push with your foot to make or change a sound
put the pedal to the metal
US, informal
1
:
to drive very fast
2
:
to work very quickly
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We are going to have to put the pedal to the metal if we want to finish on time.
2
pedal
/ˈpɛdl̟/
verb
pedals
US
pedaled
or British
pedalled
US
pedaling
or British
pedalling
2
pedal
/ˈpɛdl̟/
verb
pedals
US
pedaled
or British
pedalled
US
pedaling
or British
pedalling
Britannica Dictionary definition of PEDAL
1
:
to push the pedals of (something, such as a bicycle)
[+ object]
[no object]
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He was pedaling as fast as he could.
2
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[no object]
:
to ride a bicycle to a particular place
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He pedaled down to the store.
