end
- noun
- /ɛnd/
- Jargon
- Abby watched as Kade's best friend, T.J., the team's tight end, jumped for the ball.
Who's the defensive end with the Raiders?
- Who's the defensive end with the Raiders?
Examples
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- I'll see you in the end zone men.
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Rolls out, looking for the end zone.
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Frank moving in to the end zone.
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Get in the end zone.
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Forrest stops in the end zone as he hears the crowd yell.
Fiction book (1994) -
Forrest runs into the end zone as an opposing player dives at his feet.
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In American football, the tight end is often crucial for both blocking and receiving passes.
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The coach praised the defensive end for his relentless pursuit of the quarterback during the game.
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Several scouts attended the game to watch the top college ends who could enter the NFL draft.
Synonyms
In American football, a player on offense who lines up next to the tackle and blocks and catches passes
A player who stands wide to catch passes for the team on offense
Idioms
- Informal
You are unable to deal with something because you have no patience or energy
- Informal
To be told again and again about something you did wrong in an angry way
- Informal
Keep doing something until it is completely finished, even when it is very hard
- Informal
Finish badly and leave people sad or disappointed after a hopeful start
- Informal
To have other people keep talking about something embarrassing or annoying
- Informal
Start a difficult task without much preparation or experience
- Informal
Put suddenly into a difficult situation without preparation or help
- Informal
To end up by chance with an unpleasant task or in a worse position
- Informal
To think about things beyond your own immediate needs
- Informal
A way of looking at a situation that makes small details seem more important than the big picture
Compounds
- Formal
The final event when God judges all people and decides their eternal fate
- Jargon
In American football, a player on offense who lines up next to the tackle and blocks and catches passes
- Informal
The final, most difficult part of something that you keep doing until it ends
- Specialized
The part of a program that runs on a server and stores and processes data
- Specialized
That protects data so only the sender and receiver can read or change it
- Specialized
A small part at the end of a nerve that senses touch or makes a muscle move
- Specialized
A company that sells a set number of shares that trade on the stock market
- Jargon
An attempt to move the ball by running around the end of the line in American football
- Formal
A decision about medical care when a person is near death, whether to continue life-saving treatment or focus on comfort
At the far end of a seaside pier that has simple shows, cafes and small attractions
- Specialized
A company that issues a fixed number of shares which are traded on a stock market
- Archaic
A performer at one end of a line in an old minstrel show who speaks and makes people laugh
- Specialized
Written pages after the main text that give extra information, like an index or a list of sources
- Specialized
A species or group that cannot have young and so ends its family line
- Specialized
A borrowing plan that lets you borrow up to a set limit and use it again as you repay
- Specialized
A company that sells and buys back shares any time at a price based on its assets
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word end is used for a football position because that player stands at the very 'end' of the line, so the name simply describes where they play.