pedal āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ pedal āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ A foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism, as in a loom, sewing machine, piano, or organ.A similar foot-operated part attached to a crank and used for powering various devices, such as a bicycle.Music A pedal point.Music A pedal keyboard.Of or relating to a pedal.Of or relating to a foot or footlike part: the pedal extremities. To use or operate a pedal or pedals.To ride a bicycle.To operate the pedals of.