HyperDic: treadle

English > 3 senses of the word *treadle*:
NOUN	artifact	treadle, pedal, foot pedal, foot lever	a lever that is operated with the foot
VERB	motion	treadle	tread over
VERB	contact	treadle	operate (machinery) by a treadle

English > *treadle*: 3 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A lever that is operated with the foot.
Synonyms	pedal, foot pedal, foot lever
Part of	bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle	A wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
	motor vehicle, automotive vehicle	A self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
	organ, pipe 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 keyboard
Narrower	accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun	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
	sustaining pedal, loud pedal	A pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating
Broader	lever	A rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
Spanish	pedal
Catalan	pedal
Verbs	treadle	operate (machinery) by a treadle

English > *treadle*: 3 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	tread over.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"
Broader	tread, trample	tread or stomp heavily or roughly

English > *treadle*: 3 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	operate (machinery) by a treadle.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	operate, control	Handle and cause to function
Spanish	pedalear
Nouns	treadle	a lever that is operated with the foot

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