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