treadle vs soft pedal
soft pedal vs treadletreadle and soft pedal both are nouns.
treadle is a verb but soft pedal is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| treadle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| soft pedal | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
soft pedal is a hyponym of
treadle; that is, soft pedal is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
treadle:
- treadle: a lever that is operated with the foot
- soft pedal: a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound
Other hyponyms of treadle include
accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun, throttle, brake pedal, clutch, clutch pedal, loud pedal, sustaining pedal.
| treadle (noun) | soft pedal (noun) |
|---|---|
| a lever that is operated with the foot | a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound |
| treadle (verb) | soft pedal (verb) |
|---|---|
| operate (machinery) by a treadle | |
| tread over |
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