Synonyms for pedal
ˈpɛd l; for 6 also ˈpid lped·al

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 10 votes

1. pedal point, pedalnoun

   a sustained bass note

   Synonyms:
   foot lever, pedal point, foot pedal, treadle

2. pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot leveradjective

   a lever that is operated with the foot

   Synonyms:
   foot lever, treadle, pedal point, foot pedal

3. pedalverb

   of or relating to the feet

   "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"

4. bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheelverb

   ride a bicycle

   Synonyms:
   wheel around, bicycle, wheel, cycle, bike, roll, motorcycle, motorbike

5. pedalverb

   operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument

   Synonyms:
   bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel

Matched Categories

1. • Music
   • Operate
   • Ride

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "pedal":

   pedals, faggot, peg, foot

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1. Michel Zaffran:

   Taking our foot off the pedal now could mean polio will within a few years spread straight back into large parts of the world and create 100,000 or 200,000 cases, the job has not been done and will not be done until we have fully eradicated the virus.

2. Brandt Snedeker:

   The years I'm playing good, it seems like it comes down to how you play Pebble for me the last two days, when the weather is good, you need to be able to get after it and shoot a low round. And the way the scores are right now and the weather forecast over the weekend, it's going to take ... somewhere around 20-under par to win this golf tournament. So I've got to look at 7- to 10-under par the next couple days to win. Can't take the foot off the gas pedal.

3. Bob Barnes:

   I was able to jerry-rig it to pedal just 26 miles to the bike shop on one gear, it worked out really well.

4. Tom Brady:

   I just felt like we needed to grind it out all night, we couldn't take our foot off the gas pedal, we were playing a great football team.

5. Gerrit Lansing:

   We have exceeded expectations, but have a lot more to do, winRed looks forward to helping retake majorities all across America in November and continuing to keep the pedal down on expanding our products and services.