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pump-fake

n. (context sports English) (alternative spelling of pump fake English) vb. (context sports English) To pretend to throw or shoot the ball in order to make a defender react.

Usage examples of "pump-fake".

I respected his ardor in going after rebounds, but I was more used to seeing him pump-fake three times in a row and then get the ball blocked off the top of his modestly Afroed head.