joystick vs pedal

joystick

noun
  • A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment. 

  • A penis. 

verb
  • To manoeuvre by means of a joystick. 

pedal

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

  • 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. 

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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