WordNet
loud pedal
n. a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating [syn: sustaining pedal]
Usage examples of "loud pedal".
Beth, who had the engine running, let the clutch in with a jerk and trod on the loud pedal.
The Marine pilot kept his foot on the loud pedal all the way and made the trip in thirty-seven minutes.
Defiantly, with her foot on the loud pedal, she struck-almost slapped-the keys once more.