Synonyms: pedal, treadle, foot lever, foot pedal
Definition: a lever that is operated with the foot
Similar words: lever
Definition: a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
Synonyms: treadle
Definition: operate (machinery) by a treadle
Similar words: operate, control
Definition: handle and cause to function
Usage: do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol; control the lever
Synonyms: treadle
Definition: tread over
Usage: the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones
Definition: tread or stomp heavily or roughly
Usage: The soldiers trampled across the fields