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mispump

mispump verb: to pump incorrectly.

Verb

mispump (third-person singular simple present mispumps, present participle mispumping, simple past and past participle mispumped)

  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.2003, Richard D. O'Brien, Fats and Oils, page 471
    • You will die, Kiki, coughing your bloody mispumping heart up through your mouth, to vomit it on the floor at your bloodspattered feet.2013, Andy Remic, The Iron Wolves

Noun

mispump (plural mispumps)

  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.1998, Nick Schade, The Strip-Built Sea Kayak, page 108

Examples of mispump in a sentence

  • The mispumping report is used when a freshly formulated product has been made with incorrect oil that cannot be used in the original brand, and has to be blended or reformulated.2017, Monoj Gupta, Practical Guide to Vegetable Oil Processing, page 444:
  • In this case, the squeeze job was mispumped, resulting in the concrete being poured at the wrong level and a tool known as a packer being sealed into the tubing.(Can we date this quote?), “F014620”, in California. Court of Appeal (5th Appellate District): Records and Briefs, page 2:

Forms of mispump

Verb
third-person singular presentmispumps
present participlemispumping
past participlemispumped
pastmispumped
Noun
pluralmispumps

Origin of mispump

From mis- + pump.

Questions about mispump

What does mispump mean?
Mispump means to pump incorrectly.
How do you use mispump in a sentence?
The mispumping report is used when a freshly formulated product has been made with incorrect oil that cannot be used in the original brand, and has to be blended or reformulated.
What part of speech is mispump?
Mispump can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of mispump?
The past tense of mispump is mispumped.

Words near mispump in the dictionary

  1. mispublishing
  2. mispull
  3. mispulled
  4. mispulling
  5. mispulls
  6. mispump
  7. mispumped
  8. mispumping
  9. mispumps
  10. mispunch
  11. mispunched

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