end-run
Go around instead
An end-run is a football play where the ball carrier runs around the end of the offensive line rather than through the middle.
The figurative sense dominates: to end-run someone or something is to bypass or circumvent them, avoiding direct confrontation: She end-ran the committee by going straight to the CEO.
The noun describes such a maneuver: an end-run around the regulations.
Passing position in football
- scrambleMix into disorder
- sweepBrush clean with broom
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- tackleGear or takedown
blocker · sideline · rushing · yardage · scrimmage · gridiron · playbook · formation
Route that skirts obstacles
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- evadeEscape by cunning
maneuver · outflank · shortcut · bureaucracy · obstacle · regulation · runaround · detour
quarterback
Passing position in football
tackle · blocker · sideline · rushing · yardage · scrimmage · gridiron · playbook · formation · halfback
bypass
Route that skirts obstacles
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
evade · maneuver · outflank · shortcut · bureaucracy · obstacle · regulation · runaround · detour · skirt
end-rundirect approach
Unsubtle, frontal method
frontal assault · straight shot · direct attack · confrontation · direct route
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