| 1. | Football. Also called end sweep, sweep. a running play in which the ball-carrier attempts to outflank the defensive end. |
| 2. | Informal.
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| end-run (ěnd'rŭn') tr.v. end-ran (-rān'), end-run·ning, end-runs Informal To bypass (an impediment) often by deceit or trickery: "The plan to end-run the ... Senate committee ran into instant resistance" (Peter Goldman). |