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end·play (

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A play in bridge that forces an opponent to lead and results in the opponents' losing one or more tricks that they would have won had they not been leading.

tr.v. end·played, end·play·ing, end·plays

To force (a bridge opponent) to lead disadvantageously.

endplay [ˈɛndˌpleɪ] Bridge

(Group Games / Bridge) a way of playing the last few tricks in a hand so that an opponent is forced to make a particular lead

vb (tr)

(Group Games / Bridge) to force (an opponent) to make a particular lead near the end of a hand declarer endplayed West for the jack of spades

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