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)

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