pedal : Idioms & Phrases

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accelerator pedal

  • noun a pedal that controls the throttle valve
    throttle; accelerator pedal; accelerator; gas; gun.
    • he stepped on the gas
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brake pedal

  • noun foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder
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clutch pedal

  • noun a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
    clutch.
    • he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other
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foot pedal

  • noun a lever that is operated with the foot
    pedal; foot lever; treadle.
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gas pedal

  • noun a pedal that controls the throttle valve
    throttle; accelerator pedal; accelerator; gas; gun.
    • he stepped on the gas
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loud pedal

  • noun a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating
    loud pedal.
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Pedal curve ∨ 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.
Webster 1913

pedal extremity

  • noun the extremity of the limb in vertebrates
    vertebrate foot.
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Pedal note

  • (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained through an organ point. See Organ point, under Organ.
Webster 1913

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.
Webster 1913

pedal point

  • noun a sustained bass note
    pedal.
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pedal pusher

  • noun snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls
    toreador pants.
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soft pedal

  • noun a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound
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soft-pedal

  • verb play down or obscure
    • His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder
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sustaining pedal

  • noun a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating
    loud pedal.
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