fake
12
4.6
- noun
- /feɪk/
:
amague
- But Jimmy has backed off him, not gone for the fake, and is up in the air, trying for a block.
- head fake
- pump fake
- play-action fake
Examples
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Redick juked as though he were going to go around the screen, and the fake fooled rookie defender Kyle Singler.
Blog text (22) -
"Must be a good fake," I said.
Fiction book (1994) -
It's a head fake, sir.
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See, usually it's a fake out.
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The running back, after his run fake, blocks the last man on the line of scrimmage.
Blog text (28) -
When your best play on offense is a Statue of Liberty fake, you know you're in trouble.
Blog text (7) -
He's a wild man, my father, and he fell for all my head fakes.
Fiction book (1992) -
Mingo bit on the fake, and missed tackles from Loston and Reid led to the score.
Blog text (8) -
Players synchronize their dribbling, head fakes, spins, and stutter steps with the tunes.
Fiction book (2002) -
The player executed a brilliant fake to dodge the defender and score a goal.
Synonyms
1
9.5
A quick fake move a player makes to get past a defender
Compounds
- Offensive
3
4.5
A negative label people use to attack a report or news source for political reasons
An object that looks like a book but is not, used to decorate shelves or hide small things
- Slur
An insulting name for a woman accused of pretending to like or know about geek culture
How Deceptive
12
4.6
73
4.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fake comes from an old slang verb that meant 'to make false' or 'pretend'. So a fake move in sport is a quick pretend action made to trick an opponent.