Definitions

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  • verb sports To pretend to throw or shoot the ball in order to make a defender react.
  • noun sports Alternative spelling of pump fake.

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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.

    The Nervous Breakdown 2010

  • 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

  • This sort of item is more overplayed than a Matt Schaub pump-fake, but a few of you might be interested.

    Post Executive Editor on Redskins coverage 2010

  • 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

  • Carney jumped into the play when Billups tried to pump-fake Lou Williams.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • He didn't have time to pump-fake or do anything else. ''

    USATODAY.com - Basketball - Toronto vs. L.A. Clippers 2006

  • 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

  • My teammates tell me I should pump-fake sometimes because people know that I won't do it.

    USATODAY.com 2003

  • 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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