Treadle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a lever that is operated with the foot

tread over

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈɛdəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈɛdəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈɛdəl/

1 syllable Say it as /tɹˈɛdəl/.

Examples

the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pedal foot pedal foot lever

Parts of Speech

noun	a lever that is operated with the foot
verb	tread over “the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones”
verb	operate (machinery) by a treadle

Word Forms

pedal	verb	ride a bicycle
treadle	verb	operate (machinery) by a treadle
treadle	noun	a lever that is operated with the foot

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Treten

ein Hebel, der mit dem Fuß betätigt wird

🇫🇷French

pédale

un levier actionné avec le pied

🇪🇸Spanish

pedal

una palanca que se acciona con el pie

🇮🇹Italian

pedale

una leva che si aziona con il piede

🇳🇱Dutch

trappelen

een hendel die met de voet wordt bediend

🇵🇹Portuguese

pedal

uma alavanca que é operada com o pé

🇷🇺Russian

педали

рычаг, который приводится в движение ногой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पेच

एक लीवर जो पैर से संचालित होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পদদলিত

একটি লিভার যা পা দিয়ে চালিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மிதவை

காலால் இயக்கப்படும் நெம்புகோல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తొక్కిసలాట

పాదంతో పనిచేసే లివర్

🇮🇳Marathi

तुडवणे

एक लीव्हर जो पायाने चालवला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચાલવું

એક લિવર કે જે પગથી ચલાવવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಡೆ

ಪಾದದಿಂದ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಲಿವರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചവിട്ടുപടി

കാലുകൊണ്ട് പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ലിവർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੁਰਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਲੀਵਰ ਜੋ ਪੈਰ ਨਾਲ ਚਲਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چلنا

ایک لیور جو پاؤں سے چلایا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

踏板

用脚操作的杠杆

🇯🇵Japanese

足踏み

足で操作するレバー

🇰🇷Korean

페달

발로 조작하는 레버

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đạp

một đòn bẩy được vận hành bằng chân

🇹🇭Thai

เหยียบ

คันโยกที่ทำงานด้วยเท้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

pedal

tuas yang dioperasikan dengan kaki

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtapak

isang pingga na pinapatakbo ng paa

🇲🇾Malay

pijak

tuil yang dikendalikan dengan kaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الدواسة

رافعة يتم تشغيلها بالقدم

🇮🇷Persian

پا زدن

اهرمی که با پا کار می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

pedal

ayakla çalıştırılan bir kol

🇮🇱Hebrew

לדרוך

מנוף המופעל עם כף הרגל

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The primary meaning of 'treadle' is 'a lever that is operated with the foot'.

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Using 'treadle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'treadle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'treadle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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