foot pedal
English Thesaurus
1. a lever that is operated with the foot (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | lever, |
| definition | : | a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | brake pedal, |
| definition | : | foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | clutch, clutch pedal, |
| definition | : | a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | soft pedal, |
| definition | : | a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | loud pedal, sustaining pedal, |
| definition | : | a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel, |
| definition | : | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | organ, pipe organ, |
| definition | : | wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | treadle, |
| definition | : | operate (machinery) by a treadle (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | treadle, |
| definition | : | operate (machinery) by a treadle (verb.contact) |
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