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

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1. • Music
   • Operate
   • Ride

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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

How to use pedal in a sentence?

1. Chairman William Roedy:

   We have to keep our foot on the pedal.

2. Bob McNally:

   Balances show we are oversupplied and OPEC is in pedal-to-the-metal mode.

3. Andrew Schneider:

   They didn't need men because they had each other, a significant other. It doesn't matter if the cat's in pants or pedal-pushers. I don't think we're supposed to fly solo.

4. 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.

5. Dusty Baker:

   We hit some balls hard on the road but nothing to show for it, so it was great for us to put up crooked numbers in all those consecutive innings, those guys didn’t take their foot off the pedal and that’s how you play, and that’s how I like to watch them play.

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