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pedal

See also: pédal, pedál, Pedal, and pedał

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Animation of a Bicycle Pedal

Etymology

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Borrowed from French pédale, Latin pedāl(is). By surface analysis, ped- +‎ -al.

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pedal (plural pedals)

  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.
    There are three pedals on manual cars, two on automatics.
    A piano usually has two or three pedals.
    the pedal of a loom
    • 1996, Galen Crane, “Gear without Fear”, in Adirondack Life, volumes 27–28, Keene, N.Y.: Adirondack Life, →OCLC, page 4:
      Of the Adirondackers who make their homes here and then rarely use them—the outdoorsiest of the outdoorspeople—some climb mountains, others cliffs; some push pedals, other paddles; […]
  2. (medicine) an orthopedic structure or a footlike part.
  3. (music) An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on.
  4. (equestrianism, humorous) A stirrup.
  5. (music) The ranks of pipes played from the pedal-board of an organ.
    A small organ commonly has only one or two ranks on the pedal.

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Verb

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pedal (third-person singular simple present pedals, present participle (UK) pedalling or (US) pedaling, simple past and past participle (UK) pedalled or (US) pedaled)

  1. To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion.
    to pedal one's loom
  2. (intransitive) To operate a bicycle.
    He was out of breath from pedalling up the steep hill.
    • 1975 April 17, Jack Weatherly, “Dallas or Bust”, in The Courier News, volume 80, number 286, Blytheville, Ark., page 8, column 3:
      In the 1890’s “women were behind the stove,” he relates. But they cycled, too. “And they had difficulty pedalling bicycles with ankle-length skirts. “At the time,” Taylor said, “the most sinful thing a woman could do was to show light between her legs. “The original culotte was designed by a LAW member’s wife. The churches (in the East) termed this bepantsed female activity of biking “sinful bicycling,” he noted.
    • 2009, Dennis Bailey, Keith Gates, Bike Repair and Maintenance For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:
      Crucial to the crankset is the bottom bracket. Of all the bearings on a bike, the bottom bracket is the one that has to bear the heaviest load. Not only does the bottom bracket have to spin while you pedal, but it takes the force of all the twisting and turning that occurs during pedaling.
    • 2010 June, Wendelin Van Draanen, “Vinnie Gets Grilled”, in The Power Potion (The Gecko & Sticky), New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 46:
      The old man's backside fizgigged with laughter. "See ya, kid!" he called as Dave pedaled away.
    • 2020 August 29, Jeremy Whittle, “Alexander Kristoff takes Tour de France yellow jersey after day of crashe”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      Pinot was among those involved in the huge pile-up just as the race entered the final three kilometres. Grazes were visible under his torn clothing as he pedalled, with a face like thunder, to the finish line.

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Adjective

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pedal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the foot.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin pedālis.

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Noun

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pedal m (plural pedals)

  1. pedal (lever operated by one’s foot)

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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish pedal (“pedal”).

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  • IPA(key): /peˈdal/, [peˈd̪al]
  • Hyphenation: pe‧dal

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pedal

  1. pedal

Galician

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin pedalis.

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pedal m (plural pedais)

  1. pedal
    Synonym: pegueira

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Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Dutch pedaal, from French pédale, from Italian pedale, from Latin pedālis.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.dal/
  • Rhymes: -dal
  • Hyphenation: pe‧dal

Noun

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pedal

  1. pedal (a lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano)
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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  • IPA(key): /pə.ˈdal/
  • Rhymes: -dal
  • Hyphenation: pê‧dal

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pêdal

  1. Alternative form of empedal

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin pedalis.

Noun

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pedal m (definite singular pedalen, indefinite plural pedaler, definite plural pedalene)

  1. a pedal

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin pedalis.

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pedal m (definite singular pedalen, indefinite plural pedalar, definite plural pedalane)

  1. a pedal

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin pedālis.[1][2]

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈdal/ [pɨˈðaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈda.li/ [pɨˈða.li]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: pe‧dal

Noun

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pedal m (plural pedais)

  1. pedal (lever operated by one’s foot)

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Adjective

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pedal m or f (plural pedais, not comparable)

  1. Synonym of podal

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  1. ^ “pedal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “pedal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin pedālis.

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  • IPA(key): /peˈdal/ [peˈð̞al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: pe‧dal

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pedal m (plural pedales)

  1. pedal (lever operated by one’s foot)
  2. (colloquial) drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

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Swedish

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pedal c

  1. pedal; a lever operated by one's foot that is used to control a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano

Declension

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Declension of pedal
nominative genitive
singular indefinite pedal pedals
definite pedalen pedalens
plural indefinite pedaler pedalers
definite pedalerna pedalernas

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish pedal.

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pedál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜎ᜔)

  1. pedal (foot lever)
  2. (music) pedal; effects unit
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Further reading

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  • “pedal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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