pedala foot-operated lever: Put the pedal to the metal.Not to be confused with:peddle ? to carry around to sell; to deal out or distribute: peddle newspapersAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeped·al (p?d?l)n.1. a. A foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism, as in a loom, sewing machine, piano, or organ.b. A similar foot-operated part attached to a crank and used for powering various devices, such as a bicycle.2. Music a. A pedal point.b. A pedal keyboard.adj.1. Of or relating to a pedal.2. (also p?d?l) Of or relating to a foot or footlike part: the pedal extremities.v. ped·aled, ped·al·ing, ped·als or ped·alled or ped·al·ling v.intr.1. To use or operate a pedal or pedals.2. To ride a bicycle.v.tr. To operate the pedals of.[French pédale, from Italian pedale, from Latin ped?lis, one foot long, from p?s, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]ped?al·er, ped?al·ler n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.pedal (?p?d?l) n (Automotive Engineering) a. any foot-operated lever or other device, esp one of the two levers that drive the chain wheel of a bicycle, the foot brake, clutch control, or accelerator of a car, one of the levers on an organ controlling deep bass notes, or one of the levers on a piano used to create a muted effect or sustain toneb. (as modifier): a pedal cycle; a pianist’s pedal technique. vb, -als, -alling or -alled, -als, -aling or -aled1. to propel (a bicycle, boat, etc) by operating the pedals2. (intr) to operate the pedals of an organ, piano, etc, esp in a certain way3. to work (pedals of any kind)[C17: from Latin ped?lis; see pedal2]pedal (?pi?d?l) adj (Anatomy) of or relating to the foot or feet[C17: from Latin ped?lis, from p?s foot]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ped?al (?p?d l; for 6 also ?pid l) n., v. -aled, -al?ing (esp. Brit.) -alled, -al?ling, n. 1. a foot-operated lever or part used to control, activate, or supply power to various mechanisms. 2. a. a foot-operated lever on a keyboard musical instrument, esp. one of a set serving as a secondary keyboard on a pipe organ. b. pedal point. v.i. 3. to work or use pedals, as in riding a bicycle. v.t. 4. to work the pedals of. adj. 5. of or pertaining to a foot or the feet. 6. of, pertaining to, or using pedals. [1605?15; (