end run

1 of 2

noun

1

: a football play in which the ballcarrier attempts to run wide around the end of the line

specifically : sweep sense 3e

2

: an evasive trick or maneuver

made an end run around the regulations

end-run

2 of 2

verb

ˈend-ˌrən 

end-ran; end-running; end-runs

transitive verb

: to avoid artfully

end-running the law

Examples of end run in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

And if other members of the management team are doing an end run around the CEO to get to the board, that could set off a leadership crisis. —Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

The judge panel’s vote rejecting Habba comes days after the Trump administration did an end run around a similar appointment in New York’s Northern District with then-interim U.S. Attorney John Sarcone. —Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025

Verb

Kids who try to end-run this will have their streams removed and live chat disabled. —Danny Bakst, Fortune, 26 June 2025

The administration appears to be attempting a constitutional end-run, claiming emergency authority while avoiding the formal legal processes that would actually justify such deployments. —Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for end run

• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun
• pashtun
• redone
• rerun
• shotgun
• someone

Kids Definition

end run

noun

: a football play in which the ballcarrier attempts to run wide around the end