end run

noun

A running play in which the player carrying the ball attempts to avoid being tackled by evading the defending players from the opposing team.

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Meanings

nounend run (plural end runs)

plural end runs

  1. CanadaUSAmerican footballA running play in which the player carrying the ball attempts to avoid being tackled by evading the defending players from the opposing team.
  2. CanadaUSbroadlyfigurativelyinformalAn attempt to circumvent a difficult problem by not confronting it directly.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line

Similar
sweep
Broader
runrunningrunning play
Also see
sweep

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

end run. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20run

MLA

“end run.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20run. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “end run,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20run.

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