Mispump
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An act of mispumping.
"It's important that you get the mix ratio correct for the brand of epoxy you are using, and a burp or mispump may result in an inaccurate measurement that can throw off the ratio."
Verb
- 1 To pump incorrectly.
"[…] some other problem, such as a mispumping into the supply tank, addition of an additive to the wrong product, a leaking tank coil, product filtration problems, and others."
Example
More examples"[…] some other problem, such as a mispumping into the supply tank, addition of an additive to the wrong product, a leaking tank coil, product filtration problems, and others."
Etymology
From mis- + pump.
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