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end run
(end run)
noun
American Football
an attempt by the ball carrier to run around the end of the defensive line.
North American
an evasive tactic or manoeuvre:
they all engage in end runs around morality
verb
(
end-run
)
[
with object
]
North American
evade; circumvent:
an attempt to end-run regulations for fire protection
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