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End run

noun, slang

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  1. 1
    A running play in which the player carrying the ball attempts to avoid being tackled by evading the defending players from the opposing team. Canada, US
  2. 2
    (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line wordnet
  3. 3
    An attempt to circumvent a difficult problem by not confronting it directly. Canada, US, broadly, figuratively, informal

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