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end runn.1. Football A play in which the ball carrier attempts to run around one end of the defensive line.2. Informal A maneuver in which impediments are bypassed, often by a clever stratagem or deceit: "Grafting is an ingenious way humankind discovered to make an end run around apple genetics" (Sue Hubbell).end′ run`
n. 1. Also called end′ sweep`. a running play in football in which the ballcarrier attempts to outflank the defensive end. 2. an indirect or evasive and expedient maneuver. [1900–05, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  end run - (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the linesweepAmerican 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) playsrunning, running game, running play, run - (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" |
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end runAn evasive or diversionary action or maneuver around some obstacle or difficulty. An allusion to a play in American football, in which the carrier of the ball runs wide to evade the defensive line. Many wealthy citizens try to perform an end run around their country's tax laws by filtering their money in offshore accounts.See also: end, runend runEvasive action, as in The new department head was making an end run around the old hands who opposed her appointment . This term comes from American football, where it denotes an offensive play in which the ball carrier runs around one end of the opposing team's line. [Mid-1900s] See also: end, runan end run AMERICAN, INFORMALAn end run is something that you do in order to avoid something. He's trying to do an end run around the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Note: This expression comes from American football where a player with the ball runs around a line of members of the other team. See also: end, runend runAn evasive maneuver, a diversion. The term, dating from about 1900, is a transfer from football, where it denotes a running play in which the ball carrier runs around the defensive end. It soon was transferred to other contexts. An editorial in the Boston Globe about allowing drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge had it: “. . . they now plan to include drilling in the budget bill, which cannot be filibustered. Senators should see this gimmick for the procedural end run it is, and reject it.” (Jan. 31, 2005).See also: end, runend run
Related to end run: sought, supplemental, upheld, lacklustre, prioritise, preliminarySynonyms for end runnoun (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the lineSynonymsRelated Words- American football
- American football game
- running
- running game
- running play
- run
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