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ENDPLAY
Etymology
Noun
endplay (plural endplays)
(bridge) 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
Synonyms
• throw-in
Verb
endplay (third-person singular simple present endplays, present participle endplaying, simple past and past participle endplayed)
(bridge) To make an endplay
Source: Wiktionary
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UNMARRIED
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
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