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Pedal vs Peal - What's the difference?

pedal | peal |

As nouns the difference between pedal and peal

is that pedal is pedal while peal is a loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc or peal can be a small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.

As a verb peal is

to sound with a peal or peals.

pedal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control 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
  • (medicine) a foot or footlike part.

    • Derived terms

    * brake pedal * pedal pushers * soft pedal * sostenuto pedal * sustaining pedal

    Verb

  • To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion.
    • to pedal one's loom
  • To operate a bicycle.
    • He was out of breath from pedalling up the steep hill.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the foot.

    • Coordinate terms

    * , relating to the hand

    Anagrams

    * * * English heteronyms ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

    (nb-noun-m1)
  • a (l)

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    References

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    peal

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
  • * 1883:
    • And, falling on a bench, he laughed until the tears ran down his cheeks, I could not help joining; and we laughed together, peal' after ' peal
  • * Hayward
    • a fair peal of artillery
  • * Shakespeare
    • whether those peals of praise be his or no
  • * Byron
    • and a deep thunder, peal' on ' peal , afar
  • A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.
  • The changes rung on a set of bells.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To sound with a peal or peals.
  • * 1864: , Christmas Bells
    • Then pealed the bells more loud and deep...
  • * 1939: , In My Merry Oldsmobile
    • To the church we'll swiftly steal, then our wedding bells will peal ,
    You can go as far you like with me, in my merry Oldsmobile.
  • * 2006: New York Times
    • The bell pealed 20 times, clanging into the dusk as Mr. Bush’s motorcade drove off.
  • To utter or sound loudly.
  • * J. Barlow
    • The warrior's name, / Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.
  • To assail with noise.
  • * Milton
    • Nor was his ear less pealed .
  • To resound; to echo.
  • * Longfellow
    • And the whole air pealed / With the cheers of our men.
  • (UK, dialect) To pour out.
    • (Halliwell)
  • (obsolete) To appeal.
    • (Spencer)

    Etymology 2

    Uncertain.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.

    • Anagrams

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