glide vs pedal

glide

verb
  • To cause to glide. 

  • To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly. 

  • To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish. 

  • To pass with a glide, as the voice. 

noun
  • An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact. 

  • A bird, the glede or kite. 

  • The joining of two sounds without a break. 

  • A transitional sound, especially a semivowel. 

  • A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz. 

  • The act of gliding. 

  • A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor. 

pedal

noun
  • The ranks of pipes played from the pedal-board of an organ. 

  • an orthopedic structure or a footlike part. 

  • An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on. 

  • A stirrup. 

  • A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano 

adj
  • Of or relating to the foot. 

verb
  • To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion. 

  • To operate a bicycle. 

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