depress pedal

  • 1pedal — A lever operated by the foot. See accelerator accelerator pedal brake pedal clipless pedal clutch pedal dead pedal depress the gas pedal depress the throttle pedal ease up on the throttle pedal …

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  • 2pedal — n. 1) to depress, step on a pedal 2) a brake; clutch; gas (AE) pedal * * * [ pedl] clutch gas (AE) pedal step on a pedal a brake to depress …

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  • 3pedal — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accelerator, brake, clutch, gas (esp. AmE) ▪ foot ▪ To stop the machine push the foot pedal. ▪ …

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  • 4depress the gas pedal — The action of pressing down on the gas pedal (accelerator) to cause more fuel to enter the engine thus making the vehicle go faster. Opposite to ease up on the gas pedal …

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  • 5depress the throttle pedal — The action of pressing down on the throttle pedal (accelerator) to cause more fuel to enter the engine thus making the vehicle go faster. Opposite to ease up on the throttle pedal …

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  • 6depress — verb Depress is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accelerator, ↑button, ↑key, ↑market, ↑pedal, ↑turnout, ↑wage …

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  • 7depress the accelerator — The action of pressing down on the gas pedal (accelerator) to cause more fuel to enter the engine thus making the vehicle go faster. Opposite to ease up on the accelerator …

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  • 8gas pedal — The device actuated by the operator s foot for increasing or decreasing the amount of fuel entering the combustion chamber. Also called throttle pedal. Also see accelerator depress the gas pedal ease up on the gas pedal pumping the gas pedal pump …

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  • 9throttle pedal — The gas pedal which operates the throttle butterfly through a series of linkages. See depress the throttle pedal ease up on the throttle pedal pumping the throttle pedal pump the throttle pedal step on the throttle pedal take foot off the… …

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  • 10ease up on the gas pedal — The action of releasing the gas pedal partially or completely in order to reduce the amount of fuel entering the engine and thus slow down the speed of the vehicle. Opposite of depress the gas pedal or step on the gas pedal …

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