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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Pedal \Pe"dal\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]dale, It. pedale. See Pedal,
     a.]
     1. (Mech.) A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the
        pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open
        and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a
        bicycle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Geom.) A pedal curve or surface.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Pedal \Pe"dal\, a. [L. pedalis, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See
     Foot, and cf. Pew.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or
        figuratively; specifically (Zo["o]l.), pertaining to the
        foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Pedal curve or Pedal surface (Geom.), the curve or
        surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars
        let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines
        tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a
        given surface.
  
     Pedal note (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained
        through an organ point. See Organ point, under Organ.
        
  
     Pedal organ (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of
        keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which
        is played with the feet.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Pedal \Pe"dal\, a. [L. pedalis, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See
     Foot, and cf. Pew.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or
        figuratively; specifically (Zo["o]l.), pertaining to the
        foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.
  
     2. Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.
  
     Pedal curve or surface (Geom.), the curve or surface
        which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars let fall
        from a fixed point upon the straight lines tangent to a
        given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a given
        surface.
  
     Pedal note (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained
        through an organ point. See Organ point, under Organ.
        
  
     Pedal organ (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of
        keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which
        is played with the feet.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Pedal \Pe"dal\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]dale, It. pedale. See Pedal,
     a.]
     1. (Mech.) A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the
        pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open
        and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a
        bicycle.
  
     2. (Geom.) A pedal curve or surface.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  pedal
       adj : of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity
             is `foot'"
       n 1: a sustained bass note [syn: pedal point]
       2: a lever that is operated with the foot [syn: treadle, foot
          pedal, foot lever]
       v 1: ride a bicycle [syn: bicycle, cycle, bike, wheel]
       2: operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument
       [also: pedalling, pedalled]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  pedal
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το πεντάλ, πετάλι
     2 (ετ μουσική en) το πεντάλ μουσικού οργάνου
     3 (ετ μουσική en) η πεντάλ, τo ισοκράτημα στη δυτική πολυφωνία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  pedal
     Catalan n.
     (l en pedal) (gloss: lever operated by one’s foot)
     Chavacano n.
     (l en pedal)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     a (l en pedal)
     Portuguese a.
     (syn of pt podal)
     Portuguese n.
     (l en pedal) (gloss: lever operated by one’s foot)
     Swedish n.
     c #English; a lever operated by one's foot that is used to control a
  machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Pedal
     German n.
     n pedal

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  pedal
     a.
     Of or relating to the foot.
     n.
     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 (lb en medicine) an orthopedic structure or a footlike part.
     3 (lb en music) An effects unit, especially one designed to be
  activated by being stepped on.
     4 (lb en equestrian jocular) A stirrup.
     5 (lb en music) The ranks of pipes played from the pedal-board of an
  organ.
     vb.
     1 To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular
  motion.
     2 To operate a bicycle.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  pedal
     Catalan n.
     (l en pedal) (gloss: lever operated by one’s foot)
     Galician n.
     (l en pedal)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     a (l en pedal)
     Spanish n.
     1 (l en pedal) (gloss: lever operated by one’s foot)
     2 (lb es colloquial) drunkenness

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Pedal
     German n.
     n pedal

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  pedal
     Catalan n.
     (l en pedal) (gloss: lever operated by one’s foot)
     Galician n.
     (l en pedal)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     a (l en pedal)
     Spanish n.
     1 (l en pedal) (gloss: lever operated by one’s foot)
     2 (lb es colloquial) drunkenness

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Pedal
     German n.
     n pedal

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  pedal
     Espanja n.
     poljin, pedaali

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  pedal
     Spanska n.
     #Svenska, trampa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Pedal
     Tyska n.
     1 pedal, trampa, trampyta för framdrivning av cykel eller liknande
  fordon
     2 pedal, trampyta för manövrering av motorfordon
     3 pedal, trampyta på eller i anslutning till musikinstrument för att
  styra hur instrumentet låter

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  pedal
     n.
     1 föremål att sätta foten på vid drivning av (ben-) muskeldriven
  mekanisk anordning, t ex vid cykling
     2 föremål för styrning eller reglering med foten; när foten trycks
  mot föremålet aktiveras en funktion

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:dan-eng ]

  pedal /pʔeðˈal/ 
  pedal

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:deu-bul ]

  Pedal /peˈdaːl/ 
  педа́л
  Fußhebel

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Pedal /pˈeːdɑːl/ 
  pedal , treadle 
        "das Pedal treten"  - pedal
        "in die Pedale treten"  - pedal
     Synonym: Fußhebel
  
   see: Fußhebel, Pedale
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Pedal /pˈeːdɑːl/ 
   [mus.] pedal keyboard , pedalboard , pedal clavier 
           Note: of an organ
     Synonym: Orgelpedal
  
           Note: Fußklaviatur

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fin ]

  Pedal /peˈdaːl/ 
  pedaali
  Fußhebel

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Pedal /peˈdaːl/ 
  1. pédale 2.
  Fußhebel
   3.
  an der Tretkurbel befestigter Teil des Fahrrads, der für die Füße bestimmt ist
  2. pédalier
  mit den Füßen zu spielende Klaviatur einer Orgel

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ind ]

  Pedal /peˈdaːl/ 
  pedal
  Fußhebel

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  Pedal /pˈeːdɑːl/
  pedaal, trapper

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  Pedal /peˈdaːl/ 
  pedał
  Fußhebel

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:deu-por ]

  Pedal /pˈeːdɑːl/
  pedal

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Pedal /peˈdaːl/ 
  педаль
  Fußhebel

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Pedal /peˈdaːl/ 
  1. pedal
  Fußhebel
  2. pedaliero
  mit den Füßen zu spielende Klaviatur einer Orgel

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Pedal /peˈdaːl/ 
  1. pedal 2.
  Fußhebel
   3.
  mit den Füßen zu spielende Klaviatur einer Orgel
  2. pedal, trampa
  an der Tretkurbel befestigter Teil des Fahrrads, der für die Füße bestimmt ist

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  Pedal /pˈeːdɑːl/ 
  pedal

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Pedal /pˈɛdəl/
  الدواسة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  pedal //ˈpiːdəl// //ˈpɛdəl// 
  но́жен
  of or relating to the foot

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  pedal //ˈpiːdəl// //ˈpɛdəl// 
  педа́л, педал
  lever operated by one’s foot

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  pedal /pˈɛdəl/ 
  pedál

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  pedal /pˈɛdəl/
  šlapka

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  pedal /pˈɛdəl/
  Fußhebel , Pedal 
     Synonym: treadle
  
   see: pedals, treadles, pedal
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  pedal /pˈɛdəl/ 
  das Pedal treten, in die Pedale treten
   see: pedal, treadle, pedals, treadles
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  pedal /pˈɛdəl/ 
  treten [in die Pedale] , strampeln, treppeln [BW] , pedalen  [Schw.]  [humor.]
        "have to pedal hard"  - fest treten/strampeln müssen
        "stop pedalling/pedaling and to freewheel/coast for a while"  - zu treten aufhören und eine Zeit lang frei rollen
        "He was pedalling/pedaling furiously."  - Er trat wild in die Pedale.
     Synonym: push the pedals
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  pedal /pˈɛdəl/
  
  πετάλι, πετάλιο

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  pedal //ˈpiːdəl// //ˈpɛdəl// 
  poljin, pedaali
  lever operated by one’s foot

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  pedal //ˈpiːdəl// //ˈpɛdəl// 
  polkea
  to operate a pedal

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  pedal /pedəl/
  pédale

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  pedal /pˈɛdəl/ 
  1. पैड़ल
        "Small boats are sometime driven by pedals."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  pedal /pˈɛdəl/ 
  1. पैड़ल चलाना
        "He was pedaling the bicycle very fast."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  pedal /pˈɛdəl/
  gaziti pedalu na biciklu, nožna poluga, papučica, pedala, pedalirati, pritiskivati pedalu, voziti bicikl

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  pedal /pˈɛdəl/
  pedál

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  pedal //ˈpiːdəl// //ˈpɛdəl// 
  ペダル
  lever operated by one’s foot

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  pedal /pedəl/
  1. peddelen, trappen
  2. pedaal, trapper

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  pedal //ˈpiːdəl// //ˈpɛdəl// 
  pedal
  lever operated by one’s foot

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  pedal /ˈpedəl/
  I.    pedał
  II.    pedałować
  III.    [w zoologii]  nożny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  pedal /pedəl/
  1. pedalar
  2. pedal

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  pedal /pedəl/
  pedal

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  pedal //ˈpiːdəl// //ˈpɛdəl// 
  pedal, trampa
  lever operated by one’s foot

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  pedal //ˈpiːdəl// //ˈpɛdəl// 
  trampa
  to operate a pedal

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  pedal /pˈɛdəl/
  1. (-ed, -ing veya -led, -ling)  pedal, ayakla işletilen manivela
  2. bisiklet pedalı
  3. org veya piyano pedalı
  4. ayakla işletmek (bisiklet, makina)
  5. ayağa ait, ayak ve benzeriyle ilgili. pedal notes (müz.) sürekli olarak kalın perdede çalınan notalar. pedalpushers  (çoğ.) balıkçı pan tolon.

From Kurdish-German Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:kur-deu ]

  pedal /pˈadʃa/
  Pedale

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  pedal
  pedal

From Portuguese-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:por-deu ]

  pedal /pˌeˈɐ̃ɲæ/
  Pedal

From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:por-eng ]

  pedal /paˈiz ˌesteɾiˈor/
  pedal

From português-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:por-fra ]

  pedal /pɨdˈɑl/ 
  pedale

From português-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:por-spa ]

  pedal /pɨdˈɑl/ 
  pedal

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  pedal /peðˈal/
  pedal  

From Spanish-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1 :   [ freedict:spa-deu ]

  pedal /peðˈal/ 
  Pedal 

From Spanish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:spa-eng ]

  pedal /peðˈal/
  pedal

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  pedal /pˈɛdal/ 
  Pedal
  föremål att sätta foten på vid drivning av (ben-) muskeldriven mekanisk anordning, t ex vid cykling

From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:swe-eng ]

  pedal /pˈɑːvɪljˌɔŋ/
  pedal

From Svenska-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fin ]

  pedal /pˈɛdal/ 
  pedaali, poljin
  föremål att sätta foten på vid drivning av (ben-) muskeldriven mekanisk anordning, t ex vid cykling

From Svenska-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fra ]

  pedal /pˈɛdal/ 
  pédale
  föremål att sätta foten på vid drivning av (ben-) muskeldriven mekanisk anordning, t ex vid cykling

From Svenska-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-ita ]

  pedal /pˈɛdal/ 
  pedale
  föremål att sätta foten på vid drivning av (ben-) muskeldriven mekanisk anordning, t ex vid cykling

From Svenska-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-nor ]

  pedal /pˈɛdal/ 
  pedal
  föremål att sätta foten på vid drivning av (ben-) muskeldriven mekanisk anordning, t ex vid cykling

From Svenska-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-spa ]

  pedal /pˈɛdal/ 
  pedal
  föremål att sätta foten på vid drivning av (ben-) muskeldriven mekanisk anordning, t ex vid cykling

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpɛdəɫ/

From IPA:ma :   [ IPA:ma ]

  

/pədal/

From IPA:sv :   [ IPA:sv ]

  

/pɛd'ɑːl/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  82 Moby Thesaurus words for "pedal":
     advance, bar, beam, bicycle, bike, boom, bowl, bunt, bus, butt,
     cant hook, catch a train, chauffeur, choir, claviature, claw bar,
     clawed, console, crank, crow, crowbar, cycle, drive, echo,
     eighty-eight, entrain, fingerboard, footed, forward, go by rail,
     great, handspike, hoofed, impel, iron crow, ivories, jimmy,
     joyride, keyboard, keys, lever, limb, make a train, manual,
     marlinespike, motor, motorcycle, move, organ manual, outrigger,
     peavey, pedals, piano keys, pinch bar, plantar, pole, prize,
     propel, pry, push, ride, ripping bar, roll, row, shove, shunt,
     solo, spar, sweep, sweep along, swell, take a joyride, taloned,
     taxi, thrust, toed, treadle, troll, trundle, ungulate, wheel,
     wrecking bar
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 踏板;
  a. 脚的,踏脚的;
  v. 用脚踏动,踩踏板;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 踏板
     a. 脚的,踏脚的
     vt. 用脚踏动
     vi. 踩踏板

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