Phrase Hound found 55 phrases and 54 compound words that contain pedal. The most common are listed below. Open pedal in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 55
- soft-pedalTo reduce the volume of (music, a sound, etc.).
- clutch pedalA pedal in a manual transmission car that modulates the clutch mechanism, via clutch plate pressure.
- brake pedalthe pedal in a vehicle, usually a car, which operates the brakes
- pedal carA toy car large enough to ride in, typically for small children, which is operated by pedals.
- pedal to the metalAt maximum speed.
- pedal pushersWomen's casual trousers, usually fairly form-fitting, that end at the calves.
- pedal pointA sustained bass pitch.
- pedal pusherA cyclist.
- loop pedalA device that records an input signal and then can be set to play it back in continuous repetitions.
- pedal curveFor a plane curve C and a given fixed point P, the locus of points X such that PX is perpendicular to a tangent to the curve passing through X.
- pedal steelSynonym of pedal steel guitar: The elements of an electric steel guitar, mounted horizontally on a stand and played by a standing musician, using a combination of a steel bar and foot pedals to vary the pitch of the instrument.
- pedal stoolA stool with vertical foot levers that attach to the pedals of a piano, organ, or similar instrument, thereby assisting children and other players who cannot reach the pedals normally.
- wah-wah pedalA pedal for an electric guitar that mimics the sound of the human voice.
- pedal strokeA push on the pedals.
- back-pedalAlternative form of backpedal: To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
- foot pedalA pedal (foot-operated lever).
- gas pedalAn accelerator; a foot control for fuel flow.
- pedal binA container with a lid operated by a foot pedal, for the disposal of kitchen waste.
- pedal boatAlternative form of pedalboat: a pedalo
- pedal boneSynonym of coffin bone: The bottommost bone in the equine leg, encased by the hoof capsule, and corresponding to the third phalanx of the middle finger, or toe, of most mammals.
- pedal cycleA vehicle powered by a person by means of pedals, such as a unicycle, bicycle, tricycle or quadricycle.
- pedal keyboardpedalboard (organ keyboard)
- pedal noteSynonym of pedal point: A sustained bass pitch.
- pedal notesplural of pedal note: A sustained bass pitch.
- pedal pointsplural of pedal point: A sustained bass pitch.
Compound words 54
- pedallyBy means of the foot.
- pedalboardA large keyboard at the base of an electronic or pipe organ console that the organist plays with the feet.
- pedalityThe physical structure of a soil, especially in the context of its constituent peds.
- sesquipedalMeasuring or containing a foot and a half.
- suprapedalSituated above the foot of a mollusk.
- pedalistA person operating the pedals of something.
- pedallerOne who pedals; a cyclist (bicycle rider).
- carpopedalPertaining to the hands and feet.
- cerebropedalRelating to the cerebrum and the foot.
- lateropedalRelating to the side of a foot (or similar appendage)