endplay
[ end-pley ]
/ ˈɛndˌpleɪ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to put into the lead by an endplay.
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Words nearby endplay
endozoic, endpaper, end piece, endpin, end plate, endplay, endpoint, end-position nystagmus, end product, end rhyme, endrin
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British Dictionary definitions for endplay
endplay
/ (ˈɛndˌpleɪ) bridge /
noun
a way of playing the last few tricks in a hand so that an opponent is forced to make a particular lead
verb (tr)
to force (an opponent) to make a particular lead near the end of a handdeclarer endplayed West for the jack of spades
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