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End run   /ɛnd rən/   Listen
End run

noun
1.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line.  Synonym: sweep.





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... was all right and a mighty good man. One of the best men I ever worked with. But," and his rare smile worked about the corners of his sensitive mouth and lighted up his eyes warmly—"but I have an idea that the man who made that end run for Yale back in the old days is going to score a touchdown such as Bat Truxton would never have thought of. Go to it, Conniston—only let me get into ...
— Under Handicap - A Novel • Jackson Gregory


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