END RUN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does end run mean? 

• END RUN (noun)
  The noun END RUN has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: END RUN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• END RUN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

end run; sweep

Hypernyms ("end run" is a kind of...):

run; running; running game; running play ((American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team)

Domain category:

American 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) plays)