Legs pumped rhythmically, propelling cyclist forward.

Meaning: The long, muscular parts of the body that allow a person to walk or run moved up and down or back and forth in a regular, repeated pattern, causing a person riding a bicycle to move towards the front.

Choice of Words: Legs are the long, muscular parts of the body that allow a person to walk or run. Pumped means moved up and down or back and forth. Rhythmically means in a regular, repeated pattern. Propelling means causing something to move forward. Cyclist is a person who rides a bicycle. Forward means towards the front.

Alternative Expressions

Legs pushed the bike forward, over and over.

Meaning: This sentence also describes how a cyclist's legs move to push the bicycle forward, but it uses simpler words.

Choice of Words: Legs are the lower limbs of a human body. Pushed means to use force to move something. Bike is a short word for bicycle. Forward means in the direction in which someone or something is facing. Over and over means repeatedly.

The cyclist's legs were like pistons, driving the bike forward.

Meaning: This sentence compares a cyclist's legs to pistons in an engine, which also move up and down to create power.

Choice of Words: Cyclist's legs are the lower limbs of a cyclist. Pistons are parts of an engine that move up and down to create power. Driving means to push or move something forward. Bike is a short word for bicycle. Forward means in the direction in which someone or something is facing.

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