end run

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Synonyms: end-run, end ran

Antonyms: end-run, end ran

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|running play in American football}} {{lb|en|American football}} A running [[play#Noun|play]] in which the player carrying the ball attempts to avoid being tackled by evading the defending players from the opposing team.
2. {{senseid|en|circumvention maneuver in any context}} {{lb|en|figuratively|by extension|chiefly|informal}} An attempt to [[circumvent]] a difficult problem by not confronting it directly.

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