pedal
noun
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
pedals
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pluralof pedal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof pedal (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
pedalnouna foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
Example Sentences
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The company is the first to charge for rides in its autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel, dashboard or pedals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
A legal e-bike , externalmust have pedals and the motor is only there to provide assistance while the rider is pedalling.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
All of them must have pedals to classify as an e-bike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Just a few days earlier, U.S. regulators proposed nixing rules requiring manual brake pedals in autonomous vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Sheed huffed hard, shoving the pedals, peering over Otto’s shoulder at the road.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
