…each of a pair of foot-operated levers used for powering a bicycle or other vehicle propelled by the legs…
…the lowest or fundamental note of a harmonic series in some brass and wind instruments…
…a musical instrument played like the Hawaiian guitar, but set on a stand with pedals to adjust the tension of the strings…
…at full speed (with reference to pressing the accelerator of a car to the floor)…
…refrain from emphasizing the more unpleasant aspects of; play down…
…a note sustained in one part (usually the bass) through successive harmonies, some of which are independent of it…
…each of a set of two or three levers on a piano, particularly (also sustaining pedal) one which, when depressed, prevents the dampers from stopping the sound when the keys are released. The second is the soft pedal; a third, if present, produces either selective sustaining or complete muffling of the tone…
…(in a train) a lever which acts as a safety device by shutting off power when not held in place by the driver…
…a musical instrument played like the Hawaiian guitar, but set on a stand with pedals to adjust the tension of the strings…
…each of a set of two or three levers on a piano, particularly (also sustaining pedal) one which, when depressed, prevents the dampers from stopping the sound when the keys are released. The second is the soft pedal; a third, if present, produces either selective sustaining or complete muffling of the tone…
