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pump fakes

pump fakes is the plural of pump fake.

Meaning of pump fake

Noun

pump fake (plural pump fakes)

  1. An act of pretending to throw or shoot the ball in order to make a defender react.
    • Winning quarterbacks find creative ways to win, whether it is by scrambling, using a pump fake, calling an audible at the line of scrimmage, or blocking downfield for a running back.2007, Clinton O. Longenecker, Greg R. Papp, Timothy C. Stansfield, The Two-Minute Drill, page 60

Questions about pump fakes

What is pump fakes the plural of?
Pump fakes is the plural of pump fake.

Words near pump fakes in the dictionary

  1. pump drill
  2. pump drills
  3. pump escape
  4. pump escapes
  5. pump fake
  6. pump fakes
  7. pump house
  8. pump houses
  9. pump iron
  10. pump jockey
  11. pump jockeys

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