pedal

/ˈpɛdəl/
noun 5verb 2adj 1

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(noun.)

ADJ

accelerator, brake, clutch

foot

When driving, you press the foot pedal to make the car go faster.

bicycle | organ, piano

wah/wah-wah

The guitarist added effects to his solo by using a wah pedal.

VERB + PEDAL

press, push, put your foot on, step on, use, work

When you drive a car, you need to press the pedal to make it go faster.

release, take your foot off

PEDAL + VERB

control sth, operate sth

PEDAL + NOUN

boat, car, cycle | bin

PREP

on a/the ~

As I drove down the highway, I kept my foot on the pedal to maintain a steady speed.

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(verb.)

ADV

fast, furiously, hard, like mad, madly

She pedalled hard to catch up with her friends on the cycling path.

slowly

away

The children pedalled away from the park when it started to rain.

PREP

along, down, up

She pedalled down the steep street as fast as she could.

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