noun
plural -als
[count] a flat piece of metal, rubber, etc., that you push with your foot to make a machine move, work, or stop
a lever on a piano, organ, etc., that you push with your foot to make or change a sound
put the pedal to the metal
US informal
to drive very fast
to work very quickly
verb
-als; US -aled or Brit -alled; US -aling or Brit -alling
to push the pedals of (something, such as a bicycle) [+ obj]
always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to ride a bicycle to a particular place
US