Definitions
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- verb sports To
pretend tothrow orshoot theball in order to make adefender react . - noun sports Alternative spelling of
pump fake .
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Examples
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He calmly marches the ball back down field on the next possession—including with a lovely pump-fake that fools the Cowboys.
Oklahoma State 41, Stanford 38 - as it happened! | Michael Solomon 2012
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I figured if I could distract her, do a pump-fake like in basketball, then I could somehow angle my way past her on the line we were both standing on and trot back in the opposite direction to a safe harbor where the bell would ring and the game would be over.
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Scotty (Niedermayer) was going toward the net, drawing their defenseman over there, so I just needed the pump-fake to get a lane open - and then Teemu did the rest. ''
USATODAY.com 2008
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This sort of item is more overplayed than a Matt Schaub pump-fake, but a few of you might be interested.
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The NBA's scoring leader made consecutive jumpers from the same spot on the left wing to stabilize Miami and then used a pump-fake to set up Chalmers for a buzzer-beating 3-pointer that extended the lead to 93-85.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Carney jumped into the play when Billups tried to pump-fake Lou Williams.
USATODAY.com 2007
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He didn't have time to pump-fake or do anything else. ''
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Three plays later, Manning got strong safety Jay Bellamy to bite on a pump-fake and found Williams down the left sideline for a
USATODAY.com 2003
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My teammates tell me I should pump-fake sometimes because people know that I won't do it.
USATODAY.com 2003
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Two plays later, Chiefs fullback Tony Richardson botched a handoff off a pump-fake by Green and Titans rookie defensive tackle
USATODAY.com 2003
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