mispump

present singular third person mispumps · participle present mispumping · participle past mispumped · past mispumped

1. To pump incorrectly.

   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

   3 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.

   2003, Richard D. O'Brien, Fats and Oils, page 471

   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

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