Mispump

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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

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"[…] 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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