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• pedalled — ped·al || pedl n. lever that is used to operate a device v. press on a pedal; ride a bicycle …   English contemporary dictionary

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• pedal — ped|al1 [ˈpedl] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: pedale, from Italian, from Latin pedalis of the foot ] 1.) also bicycle pedal one of the two parts of a bicycle that you push round with your feet to make the bicycle go forward 2.) a part in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• back-pedal — back pedals, back pedalling, back pedalled (The spelling backpedal is also used. The forms back pedaling and back pedaled are used in American English.) 1) VERB If you back pedal, you express a different or less forceful opinion about something… …   English dictionary

• pedal — [[t]pe̱d(ə)l[/t]] pedals, pedalling, pedalled (in AM, use pedaling, pedaled) 1) N COUNT The pedals on a bicycle are the two parts that you push with your feet in order to make the bicycle move. 2) VERB When you pedal a bicycle, you push the… …   English dictionary

• pedal — pedal1 [ pɛd(ə)l] noun 1》 each of a pair of foot operated levers for powering a bicycle or other vehicle propelled by leg power. 2》 a foot operated throttle, brake, or clutch control in a motor vehicle. 3》 each of a set of two or three foot… …   English new terms dictionary

• pedal — 1 noun (C) 1 one of the two parts of a bicycle that you push round with your feet to make the bicycle go forward 2 a part in a car or on a machine that you press with your foot to control it: the accelerator pedal 3 a part on a piano or organ… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pedal — I UK [ˈped(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms pedal : singular pedal plural pedals * 1) a part that you push with your foot in order to operate a bicycle, vehicle, or machine the gas/brake pedal 2) a part on some musical instruments that you… …   English dictionary