ped·al pedals pedalling pedalled in AM, use pedaling, pedaled1. The pedals on a bicycle are the two parts that you push with your feet in order to make the bicycle move
A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a bicycle
a lever that is operated with the foot operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'
When you pedal a bicycle, you push the pedals around with your feet to make it move. She climbed on her bike with a feeling of pride and pedalled the five miles home She was too tired to pedal back. see also back-pedal, soft-pedal
A device operated by the foot of the player which moves the registers, the buff stop, or the coupler In modern harpsichords, one pedal is usually provided for each register and one each for the buff stop and the coupler