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treadle

DEFINITIONS OF: treadle

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n a lever that is operated with the foot

Synonyms:
foot lever, foot pedal, pedal
Types:
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accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun, throttle
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
brake pedal
foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder
clutch, clutch pedal
a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
soft pedal
a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound
loud pedal, sustaining pedal
a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating
Type of:
lever
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

v operate (machinery) by a treadle

Type of:
control, operate
handle and cause to function

v tread over

“the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones”
Type of:
trample, tread
tread or stomp heavily or roughly
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