SOFT PEDAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does soft pedal mean? 

• SOFT PEDAL (noun)
  The noun SOFT PEDAL has 1 sense:

1. a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

  Familiarity information: SOFT PEDAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOFT PEDAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("soft pedal" is a kind of...):

foot lever; foot pedal; pedal; treadle (a lever that is operated with the foot)

Holonyms ("soft pedal" is a part of...):

forte-piano; piano; pianoforte (a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds)