endplay
verbEtymology From end + play.
endplay
nounEtymology From end + play.
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Bridge, Games A tactical play in which a defender is put on lead at a strategic moment, and then has to make a play that loses one or more tricks
- At this point, South should have played a spade to dummy's ace, ruffed a spade and led her club king to catch West in a trump endplay, but she became flustered and lost two more tricks to go down one.2009 January 3, Phillip Alder, “What to Bid Next? That Depends on the Game You're Playing”, Bridge, in New York Times:
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Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Alternative Alternative form of end play.
- Synonyms
- throw-in