pump fake
noun
: a fake in which a player simulates throwing a pass (as in football) or taking a shot (as in basketball)
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Goff, pressured on the play, gets Carson Schwesinger to bite on a pump fake to Montgomery, giving Williams even more room to operate.
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Kates found Theo Gray II open behind the defense after a pump fake for a 45-yard touchdown pass.
—Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
And the fourth, again, came on a Nembhard pump fake, with Brunson closing out and making contact near the sideline.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
Trump auto tariff pump fake has automakers leaping The pump fake is perhaps one of the most underrated moves in the sport of basketball.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Kates found Theo Gray II open behind the defense after a pump fake for a 45-yard touchdown pass.
—Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
And the fourth, again, came on a Nembhard pump fake, with Brunson closing out and making contact near the sideline.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
Trump auto tariff pump fake has automakers leaping The pump fake is perhaps one of the most underrated moves in the sport of basketball.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Pump fake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pump%20fake. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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