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Pedal vs Stompbox - What's the difference?

pedal | stompbox | Synonyms |

Pedal is a synonym of stompbox.


As nouns the difference between pedal and stompbox

is that pedal is pedal while stompbox is a simple percussion instrument consisting of a small wooden box placed under the foot, which is tapped or stamped on rhythmically to produce a sound similar to that of a bass drum.

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

    * ----

    stompbox

    English

    Alternative forms

    * stomp box

    Noun

    (wikipedia stompbox) (es)
  • A simple percussion instrument consisting of a small wooden box placed under the foot, which is tapped or stamped on rhythmically to produce a sound similar to that of a bass drum.
  • (music) A guitar effect unit which can be controlled with the foot
    • Synonyms
    * (guitar effect unit) effects pedal, pedal