1754 S. Mihles tr. A. von Haller I. viii. 212 The pump-like engine..we call the heart.
1831 (Royal Soc.) 121 337 With cold oil a very inclined fork produced a curious pump-like action.
1896 A. Morrison 39 The sufferer's screams had a pump-like regularity.
2000 Apr. 142/1 In order to eliminate edema you have to drain the edema from the area by vasodilating the proximal vessels in order to create a ‘pump-like’ effect.