Definition of "end run" [end run]

• Football A play in which the ball carrier attempts to run around one end of the defensive line. (noun)
• Informal A maneuver in which impediments are bypassed, often by deceit or trickery: made an end run around the departmental finance officer in order to increase the budget. (noun)

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• "The Annan-Eliasson end run to Rice having failed, Malloch Brown called Burns, trying a different end run."
• "It would take some politicking and an end run around the Legion brass, but with patience-and the liberal use of a Dilithium Express card-it ought to be possible."