pedal vs. paddle

pedal

 

pedal

(a lever that you press with your foot to make a bicycle, car, or machine move, work, or stop)

  • His feet can hardly reach the pedals of his bike.
  • Press the accelerator pedal to go and brake pedal to stop.
  • This sewing machine operates by a foot pedal.

 

paddle

(a wooden pole with a flat end, used to move and steer a small boat)

  • He guided the boat through the water with a paddle.

(to move a boat forward through water with a paddle)

  • She and her husband paddled a canoe down the river.

 

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