Peddle vs. Pedal

Peddleverb

To sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities.

Pedalnoun

A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano

‘There are three pedals on manual cars, two on automatics.’; ‘A piano usually has two or three pedals.’; ‘the pedal of a loom’;

Peddleverb

To sell illegal narcotics.

Pedalnoun

(medicine) a foot or footlike part.

Peddleverb

To spread or cause to spread.

Pedalnoun

(music) An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on.

Peddleverb

To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to place, or from house to house, for the purpose of retailing goods; as, to peddle without a license.

Pedalnoun

A stirrup.

Peddleverb

To do a small business; to be busy about trifles; to piddle.

Pedalnoun

(music) The ranks of pipes played from the pedal-board of an organ.

‘A small organ commonly has only one or two ranks on the pedal.’;

Peddleverb

To sell from place to place; to retail by carrying around from customer to customer; to hawk; hence, to retail in very small quantities; as, to peddle vegetables or tinware.

Pedalverb

To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion.

‘to pedal one's loom’;

Peddleverb

sell or offer for sale from place to place

Pedalverb

To operate a bicycle.

‘He was out of breath from pedalling up the steep hill.’;

Peddleverb

try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from place to place

‘he peddled printing materials around the country’;

Pedaladjective

Of or relating to the foot.

Peddleverb

sell (an illegal drug or stolen item)

‘he was arrested after trying to peddle guns’;

Pedaladjective

Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically (Zool.), pertaining to the foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.

Peddleverb

promote (an idea or view) persistently or widely

‘he criticized his fellow candidate for peddling risky ideas’;

Pedaladjective

Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.

Pedalnoun

A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a bicycle.

Pedalnoun

A pedal curve or surface.

Pedalnoun

a sustained bass note

Pedalnoun

a lever that is operated with the foot

Pedalverb

ride a bicycle

Pedalverb

operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument

Pedaladjective

of or relating to the feet;

‘the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'’;

Pedalnoun

each of a pair of foot-operated levers used for powering a bicycle or other vehicle propelled by the legs.

Pedalnoun

a foot-operated throttle, brake, or clutch control in a motor vehicle

‘a brake pedal’;

Pedalnoun

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.

Pedalnoun

a foot-operated lever on other musical instruments, such as an organ.

Pedalnoun

a foot-operated device for producing a sound effect on an electric guitar.

Pedalnoun

short for pedal note

Pedalverb

move by working the pedals of a bicycle

‘they pedalled along the canal towpath’;

Pedalverb

move (a bicycle) by working its pedals

‘she was pedalling a bicycle around town’;

Pedalverb

work the pedals of a bicycle

‘he was coming down the path on his bike, pedalling hard’;

Pedalverb

use the pedals of a piano, organ, or other keyboard instrument, especially in a particular style

‘the organist pedalled furiously, her feet travelling musical miles’;

Pedaladjective

relating to the foot or feet.