gearpedal
nounUK /ˈɡɪəˌpɛdəl/
US /ˈɡɪrˌpɛdəl/
A gearpedal is a pedal you push with your foot to change gears.
She pressed the gearpedal to make her bike go faster up the hill.
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2. A foot-operated control in a machine that selects a speed setting.
The old tractor had a rusty gearpedal near the driver's seat.
3. A pedal on a toy car that makes a clicking gear sound.
The toddler stomped on the gearpedal and giggled at the noise.
4. A lever-like pedal used to switch between low and high drive modes.
He tapped the gearpedal to switch the kart into high gear.