pedal1 nounpedal2 verb
pedalped‧al1 /ˈpedl/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
1 (also bicycle pedal) one of the two parts of a bicycle that you push round with your feet to make the bicycle go forward2a part in a car or on a machine that you press with your foot to control it: 
She put her foot down on the accelerator pedal.3a part on a piano or organ that you press with your foot to change the quality of the sound4put/press/push the pedal to the metal American English a)to drive a car, truck etc very fast b)to work harder or faster, especially so that you can win a gamepedal1 nounpedal2 verb
pedalpedal2 verb (past tense and past participle pedalled, present participle pedalling British English, pedaled, pedaling American English) [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLE
pedal
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | pedal |
| he, she, it | pedals | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | pedalled (BrE), pedaled (AmE) |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have pedalled (BrE), pedaled (AmE) |
| he, she, it | has pedalled (BrE), pedaled (AmE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had pedalled (BrE), pedaled (AmE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pedal |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have pedalled (BrE), pedaled (AmE) |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am pedalling (BrE), pedaling (AmE) |
| he, she, it | is pedalling (BrE), pedaling (AmE) | |
| you, we, they | are pedalling (BrE), pedaling (AmE) | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was pedalling (BrE), pedaling (AmE) |
| you, we, they | were pedalling (BrE), pedaling (AmE) | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been pedalling (BrE), pedaling (AmE) |
| he, she, it | has been pedalling (BrE), pedaling (AmE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been pedalling (BrE), pedaling (AmE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be pedalling (BrE), pedaling (AmE) |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been pedalling (BrE), pedaling (AmE) |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Tim got on his bike and pedaled around town.
- During the class the women pedal the equivalent of 12-22 miles.
- Father Luke pedalled backwards in the direction of Whitechapel's parish church and fell over the barrow.
- He soothes and steadies while she, protected by his arms, pedals clumsily at first, then confidently.
- Replacing the bowls, they pedalled on down the steep hill and up the next.
- She pedals quickly down the walkway.
- The physical sessions included warming-up, periods pedalling on an exercise cycle, free-standing exercises, stretching and relaxation.
- The postman was pedalling back towards them down the road.
WORD SETS
all-terrain, adjectivebackpedal, verbbicycle, nounbicycle, verbbike, nounbike, verbbrougham, nounbuckboard, nounbuggy, nouncab, nouncaravan, nouncarriage, nouncart, nouncarter, nouncarthorse, nouncavalcade, nounchariot, nouncharioteer, nounchuck wagon, nouncoach, nouncoachman, nouncoaster brake, nouncrossbar, nouncycle, nouncycle, verbdismount, verbdogcart, noundogsled, noundray, nounfork, nounfreewheel, verbgoad, verbgoad, nounhackney carriage, nounhandcart, nounhandlebars, nounhansom, nounharness, nounharness, verbhayride, nounhorse-drawn, adjectivehorseshoe, nounhorsewoman, nounhowdah, nounhusky, nounlandau, nounmountain bike, nounoxcart, nounpack animal, nounpack horse, nounpair, nounpedal, nounpedal, verbpenny-farthing, nounpush-bike, nounpushcart, nounreflector, nounrickshaw, nounride, verbsaddle, nounsaddle bag, nounsedan chair, nounsledge, nounsledge, verbsleigh, nounspoke, nounstagecoach, nounsurgery, nounsurrey, nountandem, nounteam, nountrace, nountrailer, nountrap, nountricycle, nountruck, noununicycle, nounvelodrome, nounwagon, nounwagon train, nounwheelwright, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She was pedalling furiously (=very fast).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
She was pedalling furiously (=very fast). (=that you open by pressing a lever with your foot)· There is a pedal bin in the bathroom.
(=that you press with your foot)· She pressed the brake pedal but nothing happened.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· He seized his bike and pedalled furiously to the scene.· He was last seen pedalling furiously away from the Midland Bank in Chiswick, west London.· All the way home, pedalling furiously, she had been nerving herself for this confrontation.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[always + adverb/preposition] to ride a bicyclepedal up/along/down etc- He then, with a foot pedal, activates the wire-cutter.
- I also use a Boogie and split the signal from a foot pedal to two amps usually.
- I hear the rat-ta-ta-tat of the foot pedal, as she stitches along.
- The amount of push, and therefore the direction the nose points, is controlled by pushing the foot pedals.
Andrew pedalled up the road towards the town centre.2to turn or push the pedals on a bicycle or other machine with your feet: She was pedalling furiously (=very fast).