Pump-fake
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Pump-fake is a verb meaning (sports) To pretend to throw or shoot the ball in order to make a defender react.
Meaning
(sports) To pretend to throw or shoot the ball in order to make a defender react.
More Meanings
- (sports) Alternative form of pump fake.
Example Sentences
The way he pump-fakes it in the Oval Office is really distracting.
Word Forms
- pump-fakes
- pump-faking
- pump-faked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pump, dummy, balk, feint, tip off, pack.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.