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S: (n) pedal point, pedal (a sustained bass note)
S: (n) pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever (a lever that is operated with the foot)

S: (n) compound lever (a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum)
S: (n) crowbar, wrecking bar, pry, pry bar (a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge)
S: (n) gun trigger, trigger (lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun)
S: (n) hand throttle (a hand-operated lever that controls the throttle valve)
S: (n) key (a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed)
S: (n) peavey, peavy, cant dog, dog hook (a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs)
S: (n) pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever (a lever that is operated with the foot)
S: (n) pinch bar (a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum; used to roll heavy wheels)
S: (n) ripping bar (a steel lever with one end formed into a ripping chisel and the other a gooseneck with a claw for pulling nails)
S: (n) rocker arm, valve rocker (a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine)
S: (n) spark lever ((on early automobiles) a lever mounted on the steering column and used to adjust the timing of the ignition)
S: (n) stick, control stick, joystick (a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane)
S: (n) tappet (a lever that is moved in order to tap something else)
S: (n) tiller (lever used to turn the rudder on a boat)
S: (n) tire iron, tire tool (hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel)

S: (adj) pedal (of or relating to the feet) "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"