Pedal
noun
A lever that you push with your foot to control a vehicle or machine.
He pressed the brake pedal to stop the car.
Often appears as...
- press the pedal
- pedal power
verb
To control a vehicle or machine by pressing a pedal.
She was pedaling her bicycle uphill.
Often appears as...
- pedal hard
- pedal fast
noun
A pedal in a piano that changes the sound in some way.
The pianist used the sustain pedal to prolong the sound.
Often appears as...
- sustain pedal
- soft pedal
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Technical
noun
A lever that you push with your foot to control a vehicle or machine.
He pressed the brake pedal to stop the car.
Often appears as...
- press the pedal
- pedal power
verb
To control a vehicle or machine by pressing a pedal.
She was pedaling her bicycle uphill.
Often appears as...
- pedal hard
- pedal fast
noun
A pedal in a piano that changes the sound in some way.
The pianist used the sustain pedal to prolong the sound.
Often appears as...
- sustain pedal
- soft pedal
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Control and Movement
A pedal typically makes something move or stop; learning its use helps control the pace.
She gently tapped the pedal to move the machine closer.
Pro Tip 2/3Car Components
In vehicles, there are usually two or three pedals for different functions.
The gas pedal on the right made the car speed up.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Sensation
The physical feel of a pedal can indicate its function, like resistance when braking.
The stiff pedal under her foot helped her realize it was the brake.
Pro Tip 1/3Control and Movement
A pedal typically makes something move or stop; learning its use helps control the pace.
She gently tapped the pedal to move the machine closer.
Pro Tip 2/3Car Components
In vehicles, there are usually two or three pedals for different functions.
The gas pedal on the right made the car speed up.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Sensation
The physical feel of a pedal can indicate its function, like resistance when braking.
The stiff pedal under her foot helped her realize it was the brake.
Pro Tip 1/3Control and Movement
A pedal typically makes something move or stop; learning its use helps control the pace.
She gently tapped the pedal to move the machine closer.
Pro Tip 2/3Car Components
In vehicles, there are usually two or three pedals for different functions.
The gas pedal on the right made the car speed up.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Sensation
The physical feel of a pedal can indicate its function, like resistance when braking.
The stiff pedal under her foot helped her realize it was the brake.
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Why our screens make us...
and we know people feel much better about their lives when they do this. So what's the take home here? Screens are miraculous; I've already said that, and I feel that it's true. But the way we use them is a lot like driving down a really fast, long road, and you're in a car where the accelerator is mashed to the floor, it's kind of hard to reach the brake pedal. You've got a choice.
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Sufferfest: 700 Miles of...
And I kinda, like, my first instinct was, like, just look forward and hope that he's not coming towards me, you know? I was like, "If I don't make eye contact, he won't notice." And so I keep pedaling but that actually just like made him more upset. Understandably. And so, I mean, it worked out fine. Basically, you paid him and it worked out fine.
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A robot that runs and...
and automatically, the animal switches to swimming. This is amazing. Just changing the global drive, as if you are pressing the gas pedal of descending modulation to your spinal cord, makes a complete switch between two very different gaits. And in fact, the same has been observed in cats. If you stimulate the spinal cord of a cat,
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A lesson in classical...
really makes a difference so the next time you hear a classical piano classical music don't just write it off take a second and think about it think if you can hear the loose wrist the flowing body and the tempered pedal hopefully have helped you to appreciate classical music a little more and
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A broken body isn't a...
your feet to control the rudder pedals to control the airplane on the ground I said no I can't use my legs he went oh I said but I can use my hands and he said okay so he got over to the runway and applied the power and as we took off down the runway when the wheels lifted
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Creative ways to get...
such as rocking chairs and exercise bikes, and even floor elliptical machines, allowing kids to pedal underneath their desks. These changes encouraged kids to stay in the classroom, helping them to focus and learn. And when less kids are disrupting, all kids do better.
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Why we have too few...
because you should have kept your foot on the gas pedal. Don't leave before you leave. Stay in. Keep your foot on the gas pedal, until the very day you need to leave to take a break for a child -- and then make your decisions. Don't make decisions too far in advance,
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Geoff Mulgan:...
The crisis is almost certainly deepening around us. It will be worse at the end of this year, quite possibly worse in a year's time than it is today. But this is one of those very rare moments when we have to choose whether we're just pedaling furiously
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How sleep affects your...
and that deep amygdala emotional brain center had essentially been severed. And as a consequence, the amygdala was responding far more reactively due to a lack of sleep. It's almost as though without sleep we become all emotional accelerator pedal,
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How to transform sinking...
And at the lower end, the retention pond collects all of the water. At this pond, there are water bikes. People can pedal and help clean water.
Video examples
Why our screens make us...
and we know people feel much better about their lives when they do this. So what's the take home here? Screens are miraculous; I've already said that, and I feel that it's true. But the way we use them is a lot like driving down a really fast, long road, and you're in a car where the accelerator is mashed to the floor, it's kind of hard to reach the brake pedal. You've got a choice.
Video examples
Sufferfest: 700 Miles of...
And I kinda, like, my first instinct was, like, just look forward and hope that he's not coming towards me, you know? I was like, "If I don't make eye contact, he won't notice." And so I keep pedaling but that actually just like made him more upset. Understandably. And so, I mean, it worked out fine. Basically, you paid him and it worked out fine.
Video examples
A robot that runs and...
and automatically, the animal switches to swimming. This is amazing. Just changing the global drive, as if you are pressing the gas pedal of descending modulation to your spinal cord, makes a complete switch between two very different gaits. And in fact, the same has been observed in cats. If you stimulate the spinal cord of a cat,
Video examples
A lesson in classical...
really makes a difference so the next time you hear a classical piano classical music don't just write it off take a second and think about it think if you can hear the loose wrist the flowing body and the tempered pedal hopefully have helped you to appreciate classical music a little more and
Video examples
A broken body isn't a...
your feet to control the rudder pedals to control the airplane on the ground I said no I can't use my legs he went oh I said but I can use my hands and he said okay so he got over to the runway and applied the power and as we took off down the runway when the wheels lifted
Video examples
Creative ways to get...
such as rocking chairs and exercise bikes, and even floor elliptical machines, allowing kids to pedal underneath their desks. These changes encouraged kids to stay in the classroom, helping them to focus and learn. And when less kids are disrupting, all kids do better.
Video examples
Why we have too few...
because you should have kept your foot on the gas pedal. Don't leave before you leave. Stay in. Keep your foot on the gas pedal, until the very day you need to leave to take a break for a child -- and then make your decisions. Don't make decisions too far in advance,
Video examples
Geoff Mulgan:...
The crisis is almost certainly deepening around us. It will be worse at the end of this year, quite possibly worse in a year's time than it is today. But this is one of those very rare moments when we have to choose whether we're just pedaling furiously
Video examples
How sleep affects your...
and that deep amygdala emotional brain center had essentially been severed. And as a consequence, the amygdala was responding far more reactively due to a lack of sleep. It's almost as though without sleep we become all emotional accelerator pedal,
Video examples
How to transform sinking...
And at the lower end, the retention pond collects all of the water. At this pond, there are water bikes. People can pedal and help clean water.
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Eddie Van Halen
Dutch Musician
And if I would have taken lessons I probably wouldn't have done it, and what forced me to do all this weird stuff on the guitar was I couldn't afford effects pedals, I didn't have all this stuff when I was a kid so I just tried to squeeze all the weird noises I could out of the guitar, which brings me to building guitars.
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Teri Garr
American Actress
Speed bumps, I was thinking, you know, you're driving along, everything's OK, and then there's a speed bump to go, 'Slow down.' Go over it real slowly, and you hit the pedal, and you keep going, and I just thought it was kind of a nice metaphor for life.
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Sturgill Simpson
American Musician
I thought it was hilarious when 'Brace for Impact' was released, and people said I had abandoned country, even though the song is dripping with pedal steel. If anything, that tells me I'm making progress.
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Paolo Nutini
Scottish Musician
I write on the acoustic guitar, I write some on the piano, but I've been messing around with these guitar pedals and drum machines, educating myself in that world.
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Charlie Trotter
American Celebrity
Life's too short. You may be on this planet for 80 years at best or who knows, but you can't just pedal around and do the same thing forever.
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Claude Pepper
American Politician
Life is like riding a bicycle: you don't fall off unless you stop pedaling.
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Travis Kalanick
American Businessman
As an entrepreneur, I try to push the limits. Pedal to the metal.
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Sheri L. Dew
American Author
I drove a tractor almost as soon as I could reach the pedals.
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Jeff Beck
British Musician
I do a very poor man's pedal steel on the Stratocaster.
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Lance Armstrong
American Cyclist
I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.
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Eddie Van Halen
Dutch Musician
And if I would have taken lessons I probably wouldn't have done it, and what forced me to do all this weird stuff on the guitar was I couldn't afford effects pedals, I didn't have all this stuff when I was a kid so I just tried to squeeze all the weird noises I could out of the guitar, which brings me to building guitars.
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Teri Garr
American Actress
Speed bumps, I was thinking, you know, you're driving along, everything's OK, and then there's a speed bump to go, 'Slow down.' Go over it real slowly, and you hit the pedal, and you keep going, and I just thought it was kind of a nice metaphor for life.
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Sturgill Simpson
American Musician
I thought it was hilarious when 'Brace for Impact' was released, and people said I had abandoned country, even though the song is dripping with pedal steel. If anything, that tells me I'm making progress.
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Paolo Nutini
Scottish Musician
I write on the acoustic guitar, I write some on the piano, but I've been messing around with these guitar pedals and drum machines, educating myself in that world.
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Charlie Trotter
American Celebrity
Life's too short. You may be on this planet for 80 years at best or who knows, but you can't just pedal around and do the same thing forever.
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Claude Pepper
American Politician
Life is like riding a bicycle: you don't fall off unless you stop pedaling.
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Travis Kalanick
American Businessman
As an entrepreneur, I try to push the limits. Pedal to the metal.
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Sheri L. Dew
American Author
I drove a tractor almost as soon as I could reach the pedals.
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Jeff Beck
British Musician
I do a very poor man's pedal steel on the Stratocaster.
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Lance Armstrong
American Cyclist
I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.
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