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endplays

endplays is the plural of endplay.

endplays is the third-person singular simple present indicative of endplay.

Meaning of endplay

Noun

endplay (countable and uncountable, plural endplays)

  1. (countable) A tactical play in which a defender is put on lead at a strategic moment, and then has to make a play that loses one or more tricks
    • At this point, South should have played a spade to dummy's ace, ruffed a spade and led her club king to catch West in a trump endplay, but she became flustered and lost two more tricks to go down one.2009 January 3, Phillip Alder, “What to Bid Next? That Depends on the Game You're Playing”, Bridge, in New York Times

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Questions about endplays

What is endplays the plural of?
Endplays is the plural of endplay.

Words near endplays in the dictionary

  1. endplate
  2. endplates
  3. endplay
  4. endplayed
  5. endplaying
  6. endplays
  7. endpoint
  8. endpointed
  9. endpointing
  10. endpoints
  11. endproduct

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