pedal

/ˈped·əl/ n [C]

Definition

› a small part of a machine or vehicle that you can press down with your foot to operate the machine or make the vehicle move: bicycle pedals You have to press down hard on the gas pedal to get this car up hills. pedal

/ˈped·əl/ v [I/T] › [I/T] He struggled to pedal (his bike) up the hill.

(Definition of pedal n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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