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end runs

end runs is the plural of end run.

Meaning of end run

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.

Questions about end runs

What is end runs the plural of?
End runs is the plural of end run.

Words near end runs in the dictionary

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

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