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foot lever

Definitions of foot lever
  1. noun
    a lever that is operated with the foot
    synonyms: foot pedal, pedal, treadle
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    types:
    accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun, throttle
    a pedal that controls the throttle valve
    brake pedal
    foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder
    clutch, clutch pedal
    a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
    soft pedal
    a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound
    loud pedal, sustaining pedal
    a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating
    type of:
    lever
    a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
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