- a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- a leverlike part worked by the foot to supply power in various mechanisms, as the bicycle.
- Music.
- a foot-operated keyboard, as on an organ or harpsichord.
- any of the keys of such a keyboard.
- pedal point.
- to work or use the pedals, as in playing an organ or propelling a bicycle.
- to work the pedals of (an organ, bicycle, etc.).
- of or relating to a foot or the feet.
- of or relating to a pedal or pedals.
- using pedals: a pedal mechanism.
- any foot-operated lever or other device, esp one of the two levers that drive the chain wheel of a bicycle, the foot brake, clutch control, or accelerator of a car, one of the levers on an organ controlling deep bass notes, or one of the levers on a piano used to create a muted effect or sustain tone
- (as modifier)
- to propel (a bicycle, boat, etc) by operating the pedals
- to operate the pedals of an organ, piano, etc, esp in a certain way
- to work (pedals of any kind)
- of or relating to the foot or feet
