treadle

tread·le

T0332400 (trĕd′l)n. A pedal or lever operated by the foot for circular drive, as in a potter's wheel or sewing machine.intr.v. tread·led, tread·ling, tread·les To work a treadle.

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[Middle English tredel, from Old English, step of a stair, from tredan, to tread.]

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tread′ler n.

treadle

(ˈtrɛdəl) n (Mechanical Engineering) a. a rocking lever operated by the foot to drive a machineb. (as modifier): a treadle sewing machine. vb (Mechanical Engineering) to work (a machine) with a treadle[Old English tredel, from trǣde something firm, from tredan to tread] ˈtreadler n

trea•dle

(ˈtrɛd l)

n., v. -dled, -dling. n. 1. a lever or the like worked by the foot to impart motion to a machine. v.i. 2. to work a treadle. [before 1000; Middle English tredel stairstep, Old English. See tread, -le]

treadle

Past participle: treadled
Gerund: treadling

Imperative
treadle
treadle

Present
I treadle
you treadle
he/she/it treadles
we treadle
you treadle
they treadle

Preterite
I treadled
you treadled
he/she/it treadled
we treadled
you treadled
they treadled

Present Continuous
I am treadling
you are treadling
he/she/it is treadling
we are treadling
you are treadling
they are treadling

Present Perfect
I have treadled
you have treadled
he/she/it has treadled
we have treadled
you have treadled
they have treadled

Past Continuous
I was treadling
you were treadling
he/she/it was treadling
we were treadling
you were treadling
they were treadling

Past Perfect
I had treadled
you had treadled
he/she/it had treadled
we had treadled
you had treadled
they had treadled

Future
I will treadle
you will treadle
he/she/it will treadle
we will treadle
you will treadle
they will treadle

Future Perfect
I will have treadled
you will have treadled
he/she/it will have treadled
we will have treadled
you will have treadled
they will have treadled

Future Continuous
I will be treadling
you will be treadling
he/she/it will be treadling
we will be treadling
you will be treadling
they will be treadling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been treadling
you have been treadling
he/she/it has been treadling
we have been treadling
you have been treadling
they have been treadling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been treadling
you will have been treadling
he/she/it will have been treadling
we will have been treadling
you will have been treadling
they will have been treadling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been treadling
you had been treadling
he/she/it had been treadling
we had been treadling
you had been treadling
they had been treadling

Conditional
I would treadle
you would treadle
he/she/it would treadle
we would treadle
you would treadle
they would treadle

Past Conditional
I would have treadled
you would have treadled
he/she/it would have treadled
we would have treadled
you would have treadled
they would have treadled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	treadle - a lever that is operated with the footfoot lever, foot pedal, pedalaccelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, throttle, gas, gun - a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas"bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedalsbrake pedal - foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinderclutch pedal, clutch - a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other"lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrumautomotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on railspipe organ, organ - wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboardsoft pedal - a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the soundloud pedal, sustaining pedal - a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating
Verb	1.	treadle - tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"trample, tread - tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"
	2.	treadle - operate (machinery) by a treadle control, operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"

Translations

pedale