WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
end′ run′,
- Sport[Football.]Also called end′ sweep′, sweep. a running play in which the ball-carrier attempts to outflank the defensive end.
- Informal Terms
- an evasive or diversionary maneuver.
- an attempt to surmount a difficulty without confronting it directly.
- 1900–05, American.
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