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END RUN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
Synonyms:
end run; sweep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("end run" is a kind of...):
run; running; running game; running play ((American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team)
Domain category:
American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)