pistonlike
Thrusting back forth
Resembling or moving like a piston—the cylindrical component that slides back and forth inside an engine cylinder.
The word usually describes repetitive, mechanical up-and-down or back-and-forth motion: pistonlike arm movements, His legs pumped with pistonlike efficiency.
Moving back and forth
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- thrustingPushing with force
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
pneumatic · stroke · compression · oscillating · driving · chambered · valved · bore
Alternating reciprocal motion
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- pushingApplying force to move
- rapidMoving with haste
relentless · tireless · steady · driving · powerful · rhythmic · unstoppable · pumping
reciprocating
Moving back and forth
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- thrustingPushing with force
hydraulic · pneumatic · stroke · compression · oscillating · driving · chambered · valved · bore · crankshaft
back-and-forth
Alternating reciprocal motion
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- forcefulExerting strong pressure
- pushingApplying force to move
rapid · relentless · tireless · steady · driving · powerful · rhythmic · unstoppable · pumping · thrusting