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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.