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end run

end run noun: a running play in which the player carrying the ball attempts to avoid being tackled by evading the defending players from the opposing team.

Noun

end run (plural end runs)

  1. (Canada, US) A running play in which the player carrying the ball attempts to avoid being tackled by evading the defending players from the opposing team.
  2. (Canada, US, broadly, figuratively, informal) An attempt to circumvent a difficult problem by not confronting it directly.

Forms of end run

pluralend runs

Questions about end run

What does end run mean?
End run means a running play in which the player carrying the ball attempts to avoid being tackled by evading the defending players from the opposing team.
What part of speech is end run?
End run is a noun.
What is the plural of end run?
The plural of end run is end runs.

Words near end run in the dictionary

  1. end quote
  2. end result
  3. end results
  4. end rhyme
  5. end rhymes
  6. end run
  7. end runs
  8. end scene
  9. end scraper
  10. end screen
  11. end screens

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